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  1. Way Down East is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play of the same name by Lottie Blair Parker .

  2. Way Down East: Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Mrs. David Landau, Lowell Sherman. 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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    • Drama, Romance
    • D.W. Griffith
    • 1920-09-03
  3. Way Down East (1920) is D.W. Griffith's classic, silent melodramatic film. He bought the film rights to the story, originally a stage play of the same name by an inexperienced writer named Lottie Blair Parker. First performed in the late 1800s, it soon became one of the most popular plays in the US.

  4. "Way Down East" (1920) is a poignant drama. This film illustrates the work of cinematographer Billy Bitzer, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by D. W. Griffith. Produced by D. W. Griffith. Scenario by Anthony Paul Kelly. Based on Way Down East by Lottie Blair Parker. Starring Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess. Cinematography Billy Bitzer.

  5. And, the potent performance of star Lillian Gish represents a pinnacle of silent-film acting. Released in 1920, Way Down East was the first film produced at Griffith's studio in Mamaroneck, New York, located in Westchester County.

    • D. W. Griffith
    • Lillian Gish
  6. Feb 11, 2014 · Way Down East (1920) THE GREAT ICE SCENE IS THE MOST SENSATIONAL FILM SPECTABLE EVER SEEN. Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in "WAY DOWN EAST". MONDAY OCTOBER 23rd. (1922) EXCLUSIVE S. LONDON SEASON AT THE PAVILION, LAVENDER HILL. POST CARD.

  7. Screenshots. Way Down East (1920) In D.W. Griffith's silent melodrama, subtitled "A Simple Story of Plain People", with a spiritually-affecting performance by Lillian Gish: the setting - a remote village in New England, where young Anna Moore (Lillian Gish) lived with her poor mother (Mrs. David Landau); the innocent young country girl departed ...

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