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Way Down East
Way Down East

Way Down East

A simple story for plain people.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$4500000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

03 September 1920

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman

Lowell Sherman

Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh

Burr McIntosh

Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Mother Bartlett

Mrs. David Landau

Mrs. David Landau

Anna Moore's Mother

Josephine Bernard

Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

Patricia Fruen

Patricia Fruen

Diana's Sister

Florence Short

Florence Short

The Eccentric Aunt

Vivia Ogden

Vivia Ogden

Martha Perkins

Porter Strong

Porter Strong

Seth Holcomb

George Neville

George Neville

Constable Rube Whipple

Edgar Nelson

Edgar Nelson

Hi Holler

Mary Hay

Mary Hay

Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Professor Sterling

Emily Fitzroy

Emily Fitzroy

Maria Poole - Landlady

Carol Dempster

Carol Dempster

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Louise Lawson

Louise Lawson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Athole Shearer

Athole Shearer

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Edith Shearer

Edith Shearer

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Frank Walsh

Frank Walsh

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

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