Way Down East A simple story for plain people. 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. Details Casts Title Way Down East Release Date 1920-09-03 Runtime 02 Hours 30 Minutes Genres Drama Romance Production Companies D.W. Griffith Productions, United Artists Production Countries United States of America 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 Squi? 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)