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Way Down East

19207.0 / 10150 min
Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

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)

Crew

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Director

Rose Smith

Rose Smith

Editor

Charles O. Seessel

Charles O. Seessel

Art Direction

William Frederick Peters

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Hendrik Sartov

Hendrik Sartov

Director of Photography

Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Paul H. Allen

Paul H. Allen

Director of Photography

Charles Downs

Charles Downs

Director of Photography

Herbert Sutch

Herbert Sutch

Assistant Director

Clark Robinson

Clark Robinson

Set Designer

Louis Silvers

Louis Silvers

Original Music Composer

James Smith

James Smith

Editor

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Producer

Henri Bendel

Henri Bendel

Costume Design

Lady Duff Gordon

Lady Duff Gordon

Costume Design

Madame Lisette

Madame Lisette

Costume Design

Clifford Pember

Clifford Pember

Art Direction

Frank Walsh

Frank Walsh

Assistant Director

O'Kane Conwell

O'Kane Conwell

Costume Design

Anthony Paul Kelly

Anthony Paul Kelly

Writer

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Writer

Joseph R. Grismer

Joseph R. Grismer

Theatre Play

Lottie Blair Parker

Lottie Blair Parker

Theatre Play

Otto Kahn

Otto Kahn

Costume Design