Way Down East (1920)
Way Down East (1920)
A simple story for plain people.
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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Cast

Lillian Gish Lillian Gish As: Anna Moore
Richard Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess As: David Bartlett
Lowell Sherman Lowell Sherman As: Lennox Sanderson
Burr McIntosh Burr McIntosh As: Squire Bartlett
Kate Bruce Kate Bruce As: Mother Bartlett
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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.


Tagline: A simple story for plain people.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 03 September 1920

Country: US

Runtime: 150m

Company Credits

Company: D.W. Griffith Productions, United Artists

Revenue: $4,500,000

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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)

Directed By

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Director

Herbert Sutch

Herbert Sutch

Assistant Director

Frank Walsh

Frank Walsh

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Henri Bendel

Henri Bendel

Costume Design

O'Kane Conwell

O'Kane Conwell

Costume Design

Lady Duff Gordon

Lady Duff Gordon

Costume Design

Madame Lisette

Madame Lisette

Costume Design

Otto Kahn

Otto Kahn

Costume Design

Sound

William Frederick Peters

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Louis Silvers

Louis Silvers

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Paul H. Allen

Paul H. Allen

Director of Photography

Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Charles Downs

Charles Downs

Director of Photography

Hendrik Sartov

Hendrik Sartov

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Clifford Pember

Clifford Pember

Art Direction

Charles O. Seessel

Charles O. Seessel

Art Direction

Clark Robinson

Clark Robinson

Set Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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