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1920·Drama·2h 30m
7.1
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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.
Directed by D.W. Griffith
waterfall
silent film
country girl
fake wedding
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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
Vivia Ogden
Vivia Ogden
Martha Perkins
Porter Strong
Porter Strong
Seth Holcomb
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
Professor Sterling
Emily Fitzroy
Emily Fitzroy
Maria Poole - Landlady
Carol Dempster
Carol Dempster
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Barn Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writer
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Producer

Popular Reviews

27 reviews
Eclectic Sorcerer
Eclectic Sorcerer
7.0★ · 10/05/25
Way Down East
Its annoying to me that Griffith was a good director yknow.
Its annoying to me that Griffith was a good director yknow.
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Eclectic Sorcerer
Eclectic Sorcerer
7.0★ · 10/05/25
Way Down East
Its annoying to me that Griffith was a good director yknow.
Its annoying to me that Griffith was a good director yknow.
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charlie
charlie
9.3★ · 03/08/25
Way Down East
watching the birth of cinema explode into a million pieces right before my eyes part 4
watching the birth of cinema explode into a million pieces right before my eyes part 4
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llusioner
5.5★ · 03/08/25
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Good movie and all, but shoutout to goatee guy man he’s done no wrongdoing 🙏
Good movie and all, but shoutout to goatee guy man he’s done no wrongdoing 🙏
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Sarah
Sarah
8.0★ · 01/30/25
Way Down East
ngl I was not locked watching this but okay drama!!
ngl I was not locked watching this but okay drama!!
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