The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
A naïve 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
120 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- William Frederick PetersOriginal Music Composer
- Louis SilversOriginal Music Composer
- Anthony Paul KellyWriter
- D.W. GriffithWriter
Cast
- Lillian GishAnna Moore
- Richard BarthelmessDavid Bartlett
- Lowell ShermanLennox Sanderson
- Burr McIntoshSquire Bartlett
- Kate BruceMother Bartlett
- Mrs. David LandauAnna Moore's Mother
- Josephine BernardMrs. Emma Tremont
- Mrs. Morgan BelmontDiana Tremont
- Patricia FruenDiana's Sister
- Florence ShortThe Eccentric Aunt
- Vivia OgdenMartha Perkins
- Porter StrongSeth Holcomb
Stills
Themes
waterfallsilent filmcountry girlfake wedding