Way Down East (1920)

6.9/10 150 min Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Lillian Gish

Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess

David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman

Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh

Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce

Mother Bartlett

Vivia Ogden

Martha Perkins

Porter Strong

Seth Holcomb

Creighton Hale

Professor Sterling

Emily Fitzroy

Maria Poole - Landlady

Carol Dempster

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

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