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Way Down East

A simple story for plain people.

Collections: 1001-Movies
Studio: D.W. Griffith Productions
Year: 1920
Critics Rating: 96%
Audience Rating: 70%
Duration: 2 h 29 m
Updated: 2026 Jul 23
Genres: Action Drama Romance

Movie ID: 89516
Server: Main Plex Server

Way Down East

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.
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
Crew
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith Director, Writer, Producer
Anthony Paul Kelly
Anthony Paul Kelly Writer

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