Way Down East (1920)

1920 · Silent film · 145 min · dir. D. W. Griffith

A simple story for plain people.

• Drama
• silent film
• Romance

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Synopsis

A naïve 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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Details

Director

D. W. Griffith

Writer

Anthony Paul Kelly

Composer

William Frederick Peters

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Studio

D.W. Griffith Productions

Released

1920-09-03

Running time

145 minutes

Cast & crew

• D. W. Griffith Director
• Porter Strong
• EEdgar Nelson
• GGeorge Neville
• Vivia Ogden
• Kate Bruce
• Creighton Hale
• Mary Hay
• Burr McIntosh

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