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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. There were two earlier silent versions and one sound version in 1935 starring Henry Fonda.
A country girl (Lillian Gish) is deceived into a fake wedding by a rich playboy (Richard Barthelmess) and faces social ostracism after giving birth to his child. The film was a huge box office hit, but faced censorship in some states for its explicit plot.
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 · 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 the film, nor am I...
Gish stars as Anna Moore who hails from "way down east," or that part of Maine that is east of Boston. Anna's sojourn into the city leads to her seduction by society cad Lennox Sanderson, who deserts her once she becomes pregnant.
Nov 14, 2017 · 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. Director:...
An unwed mother (Lillian Gish) is abandoned, then banished in a blizzard and set adrift on ice floes.
