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A simple story for plain people.

Way Down East

6.9 / 10 6.9 1920 2h 30mNR

DramaRomance

A naïve 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.

Directed by D.W. Griffith

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CAST

The people behind the story

Lillian Gish

Lillian GishAnna Moore

Richard Barthelmess

Richard BarthelmessDavid Bartlett

Lowell Sherman

Lowell ShermanLennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh

Burr McIntoshSquire Bartlett

Kate Bruce

Kate BruceMother Bartlett

Mrs. David Landau

Mrs. David LandauAnna Moore's Mother

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Josephine BernardMrs. Emma Tremont

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Mrs. Morgan BelmontDiana Tremont

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