Way Down East (1920)

145 min · Drama, Melodrama, drama film, melodrama, romance film, silent film

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

D. W. Griffith

Cast

Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman, Burr McIntosh, Kate Bruce, Mary Hay, Creighton Hale, Emily Fitzroy, Porter Strong, George Neville, Edgar Nelson

The story

Anna is a poor country girl who is tricked by handsome man-about-town Lennox into a fake wedding. When she becomes pregnant, he reveals the truth of their relationship and leaves her. She has the baby, named Trust Lennox, on her own in a boarding house.

Catalogue themes and tags

Heiratsschwindlerin, Ice, Man-Woman-Relationship, Schneesturm, Silent film, Indie, Black-and-white, Action/Adventure, Western, Drama, Romantic drama, Romance Film

Genres

Drama, Melodrama, drama film, melodrama, romance film, silent film

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