Way Down East (1920)

1920 · Silent film · 149 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

A simple story for plain people.

• Drama
• 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

Paul H. Allen

Studio

D.W. Griffith Productions

Released

1920-09-03

Running time

149 minutes

Language

English

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Lillian Gish
• Richard Barthelmess
• Lowell Sherman
• Burr McIntosh
• Kate Bruce
• Mrs. David Landau
• JJosephine Bernard
• MMrs. Morgan Belmont

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