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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.

Release: 1920-09-03
Runtime: 150 min
Rating: 7 / 10
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
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Mrs. David Landau
Anna Moore's Mother
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Josephine Bernard
Mrs. Emma Tremont
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Mrs. Morgan Belmont
Diana Tremont
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Patricia Fruen
Diana's Sister
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Florence Short
The Eccentric Aunt
Vivia Ogden
Vivia Ogden
Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
Porter Strong
Seth Holcomb
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George Neville
Constable Rube Whipple
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Edgar Nelson
Hi Holler
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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)