Way Down East

Storyline

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.

Top 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

Anna Moore's Mother

?

Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Emma Tremont

?

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana Tremont

?

Patricia Fruen

Diana's Sister

?

Florence Short

The Eccentric Aunt

Vivia Ogden

Vivia Ogden

Martha Perkins

Porter Strong

Porter Strong

Seth Holcomb

?

George Neville

Constable Rube Whipple

?

Edgar Nelson

Hi Holler

?

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

Minor Role (uncredited)

?

Athole Shearer

Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

Anthony Paul Kelly, D.W. Griffith

Status

Released

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