Way Down East
“A simple story for plain people.”
Anna Moore (Lillian Gish), a country girl, can't understand why the wedding she believed in leaves her with no marriage at all. The man behind it is Lennox Sanderson (Lowell Sherman), a wealthy womanizer who staged the ceremony as a sham. D.W. Griffith follows her as she tries to start over where no one knows her, while the child she bore keeps the shame close behind her.
Mrs. David Landauas Anna Moore's Mother
Josephine Bernardas Mrs. Emma Tremont
Mrs. Morgan Belmontas Diana Tremont
Patricia Fruenas Diana's Sister
Florence Shortas The Eccentric Aunt
Vivia Ogdenas Martha Perkins
Porter Strongas Seth Holcomb
George Nevilleas Constable Rube Whipple
Edgar Nelsonas Hi Holler
Mary Hayas Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece
Louise Lawsonas Minor Role (uncredited)
Athole Sheareras Barn Dancer (uncredited)
Edith Sheareras Barn Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Walshas Barn Dancer (uncredited)