Movie
Way Down East
1920NR2h 30m6.9 / 10
A simple story for plain people.
A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Way Down East opened in theaters September 3, 1920. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
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Cast
Lillian GishAnna Moore
Richard BarthelmessDavid Bartlett
Lowell ShermanLennox Sanderson
Burr McIntoshSquire Bartlett
Kate BruceMother BartlettMrs. David LandauAnna Moore's Mother
Josephine BernardMrs. Emma Tremont
Mrs. Morgan BelmontDiana Tremont
Credits
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Written by
- D.W. Griffith, Anthony Paul Kelly
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $4.5M
Production
- D.W. Griffith ProductionsUnited States
Themes
country girlfake weddingsilent filmwaterfall