Directed by:
D.W. GriffithCinematography:
G.W. BitzerComposer:
Louis SilversCast:
Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman, Creighton Hale, Emily Fitzroy, Carol Dempster, Norma Shearer, Una Merkel, Burr McIntoshPlots(1)
Lillian Gish stars as a small-town girl who is seduced, impregnated, and cast aside by Lennox Sanderson, a wealthy playboy (Lowell Sherman). To escape the shame of having a fatherless child, Anna changes her name and starts a new life in a small farming community, where she meets David, an icon of male virtue and decency (Richard Barthelmess). Their delicate happiness is threatened when Lennox arrives in town, and word of Anna’s unsavory past begins to spread. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lillian Gish
USA
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Richard Barthelmess
USA
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Lowell Sherman
USA
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Creighton Hale
Ireland
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Emily Fitzroy
UK
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Carol Dempster
USA
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
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Norma Shearer
Canada
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
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Una Merkel
USA
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Burr McIntosh
USA
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