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.
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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
D.W. Griffith
Director, Writer, Producer
Anthony Paul Kelly
Writer
Paul H. Allen
Director of Photography
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
Charles Downs
Director of Photography
Hendrik Sartov
Director of Photography
Louis Silvers
Original Music Composer
William Frederick Peters
Original Music Composer
James Smith
Editor
Rose Smith
Editor
Lady Duff Gordon
Costume Design
Otto Kahn
Costume Design
O'Kane Conwell
Costume Design
Henri Bendel
Costume Design
Madame Lisette
Costume Design
