15 Dec 1918
Take a Chance
It's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict and ruthlessly chased by armies of cops across the countryside in a thrill-packed stunt-addled climax.
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.
Top Billed Cast
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)
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