Way Down East
A simple story for plain people.
1920 | 150m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
|---|---|
| Writer: | D.W. Griffith, Anthony Paul Kelly |
| Staring: |
| 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 Date: | Sep 03, 1920 |
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| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
| Writer: | D.W. Griffith, Anthony Paul Kelly |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | waterfall, silent film, country girl, fake wedding |
| Production Companies | United Artists, D.W. Griffith Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,500,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lillian Gish | Anna Moore |
| Richard Barthelmess | David Bartlett |
| Lowell Sherman | Lennox Sanderson |
| Burr McIntosh | Squire Bartlett |
| Kate Bruce | Mother Bartlett |
| Mrs. David Landau | Anna Moore's Mother |
| Josephine Bernard | Mrs. Emma Tremont |
| Mrs. Morgan Belmont | Diana Tremont |
| Patricia Fruen | Diana's Sister |
| Florence Short | The Eccentric Aunt |
| Vivia Ogden | Martha Perkins |
| Porter Strong | Seth Holcomb |
| George Neville | Constable Rube Whipple |
| Edgar Nelson | Hi Holler |
| Mary Hay | Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece |
| Creighton Hale | Professor Sterling |
| Emily Fitzroy | Maria Poole - Landlady |
| Carol Dempster | Barn Dancer (uncredited) |
| Louise Lawson | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Athole Shearer | Barn Dancer (uncredited) |
| Edith Shearer | Barn Dancer (uncredited) |
| Norma Shearer | Barn Dancer (uncredited) |
| Frank Walsh | Barn Dancer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| D.W. Griffith | Writer, Director |
| Louis Silvers | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Downs | Director of Photography |
| Herbert Sutch | Assistant Director |
| William Frederick Peters | Original Music Composer |
| James Smith | Editor |
| Charles O. Seessel | Art Direction |
| O'Kane Conwell | Costume Design |
| Clifford Pember | Art Direction |
| Clark Robinson | Set Designer |
| Paul H. Allen | Director of Photography |
| Joseph R. Grismer | Theatre Play |
| Hendrik Sartov | Director of Photography |
| Henri Bendel | Costume Design |
| Lady Duff Gordon | Costume Design |
| Frank Walsh | Assistant Director |
| Madame Lisette | Costume Design |
| Rose Smith | Editor |
| Anthony Paul Kelly | Writer |
| Otto Kahn | Costume Design |
| Lottie Blair Parker | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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