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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 .
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.
Faced with financial difficulties, innocent country girl Anna Moore goes to visit her rich Boston relatives, the Tremonts, to seek aid. There she becomes the victim of a false marriage to playboy Lennox Sanderson.
Sep 14, 2022 · D.W. Griffith's penchant for Victorian melodrama reached its height of expression in WAY DOWN EAST. First performed in 1898, Lottie Blair Parker's play was one of the most successful...
Mar 16, 2021 · Way Down East (Griffith, 1920) — High Quality 1080p. This is a fully high definition copy of D.W. Griffith’s romance, starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess. I do not own the rights to...
Way Down East. 1920 · 2 hr 30 min. TV-PG. Drama · Romance. An innocent country girl, conned into a fake marriage by a wealthy playboy, is cast aside and must keep her past secret in order to build a new life. Audio Languages: English. Starring: Lillian Gish Lowell Sherman Richard Barthelmess. Directed by: D. W. Griffith.
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.