Way Down East

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.

Discover

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)

Art

Charles O. Seessel

Art Direction

Clark Robinson

Set Designer

Clifford Pember

Art Direction

Camera

Hendrik Sartov

Director of Photography

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Paul H. Allen

Director of Photography

Charles Downs

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Henri Bendel

Costume Design

Lady Duff Gordon

Costume Design

Madame Lisette

Costume Design

O'Kane Conwell

Costume Design

Otto Kahn

Costume Design

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Director

Herbert Sutch

Assistant Director

Frank Walsh

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

D.W. Griffith

Producer

Sound

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Louis Silvers

Original Music Composer

Writing

Joseph R. Grismer

Theatre Play

Lottie Blair Parker

Theatre Play

Art

Charles O. Seessel

Art Direction

Clark Robinson

Set Designer

Clifford Pember

Art Direction

Camera

Hendrik Sartov

Director of Photography

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Paul H. Allen

Director of Photography

Charles Downs

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Henri Bendel

Costume Design

Lady Duff Gordon

Costume Design

Madame Lisette

Costume Design

O'Kane Conwell

Costume Design

Otto Kahn

Costume Design

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Director

Herbert Sutch

Assistant Director

Frank Walsh

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

D.W. Griffith

Producer

Sound

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Louis Silvers

Original Music Composer

Writing

Joseph R. Grismer

Theatre Play

Lottie Blair Parker

Theatre Play