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Way Down East

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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D.W. Griffith

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D.W. Griffith Productions,United Artists

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Anna Moore

David Bartlett

Richard Barthelmess

Anna Moore's Mother

Mrs. David Landau

Lennox Sanderson

Squire Bartlett

Mrs. Emma Tremont

Josephine Bernard

Diana Tremont

Mrs. Morgan Belmont

Diana's Sister

The Eccentric Aunt

Mrs. Bartlett

Martha Perkins

Seth Holcomb

Constable Rube Whipple

Hi Holler

Kate Brewster - the Squire's Niece

Professor Sterling

Maria Poole - Landlady

Barn Dancer

Minor Role

Louise Lawson II

Party Guest

Barn Dancer

Barn Dancer

Barn Dancer

Barn dancers

The Vermont Dancers

Barn Dancer

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Since the beginning of time
man has been polygamous
- even the saints of Biblical
history - but the son of
Man gave a new thought.
and the world is growing
nearer the true ideal. He
gave of One Man for One
Woman. - Way Down East

Since the beginning of time man has been polygamous - even t...

Not by laws - our Statures
are now overburdened by
ignored laws - but within
the heart of man, the truth
must bloom that his greatest
happiness lies in his purity
and constancy. - Way Down East

Not by laws - our Statures are now overburdened by ignored l...

Today Woman brought up
grom childhood to expect
ONE CONSTANT MATE
possibly suffers more than
at any point in the history
of mankind, because not
yet has the man-animal
reached this high standard
- except perhaps in theory. - Way Down East

Today Woman brought up grom childhood to expect ONE CONSTANT...

Ana Moore and her mother.
We call her "Anna" -
we might have called her
"Woman" - for is not herw
the story - - Way Down East

Ana Moore and her mother. We call her "Anna" - we ...

Sore need of money drives
the mother to appeal to the
Tremonts, their rich
relatives in Boston. - Way Down East

Sore need of money drives the mother to appeal to the Tremon...

Oh Mother, I hate to ask
them for money. - Way Down East

Oh Mother, I hate to ask them for money.

So, through the troubled
twilight... - Way Down East

So, through the troubled twilight...

All right Mother, I'll go. - Way Down East

All right Mother, I'll go.

THE DEPARTURE - Way Down East

Tell Cousin Emma I made
this hug-me-tight my
own hands. - Way Down East

Tell Cousin Emma I made this hug-me-tight my own hands.

The fashion paper says
these gloves are style in the
city. - Way Down East

The fashion paper says these gloves are style in the city.

An errand undertaken with
the tremulous footsteps that
ever mark the trail of the
"poor relation" - Way Down East

An errand undertaken with the tremulous footsteps that ever ...

Her cousins, the Tremonts,
were giving a bridge whist
party the afternoon of
Anna's arrival. - Way Down East

Her cousins, the Tremonts, were giving a bridge whist party ...

Cousin Emma Tremon
Herself. - Way Down East

Cousin Emma Tremon Herself.

Diana Tremont,
her daughter. - Way Down East

Diana Tremont, her daughter.

An occasional interloper in
Society - The dashing
Lennox Sanderson, who
depends go his living upon
a rich father. - Way Down East

An occasional interloper in Society - The dashing Lennox San...

He has three specialties:
Women! Women! And
WOMEN. - Way Down East

He has three specialties: Women! Women! And WOMEN.

There is a young person -
says she's your Cousin
Anna Moore - from
Greenville. - Way Down East

There is a young person - says she's your Cousin Anna M...

My dear child! Whatever
brought you here? - Way Down East

My dear child! Whatever brought you here?

Courage failing, she
changes the subject to
the hug-me-tight. - Way Down East

Courage failing, she changes the subject to the hug-me-tight...

I beg your pardon. - Way Down East

I beg your pardon.

I knew you both from
your pictures. - Way Down East

I knew you both from your pictures.

Yes, I expect to stay quite
a time - that is, if we suit
each other. - Way Down East

Yes, I expect to stay quite a time - that is, if we suit eac...

CHAPTER II
Near the country estate of
then Santerson family is
Bartlett Village. - Way Down East

CHAPTER II Near the country estate of then Santerson family ...

Also the home of Squire
Bartlett, the richest farmer
in the neighborhood. - Way Down East

Also the home of Squire Bartlett, the richest farmer in the ...

The clock hand points
to blossoms - and
awakening. - Way Down East

The clock hand points to blossoms - and awakening.

David Bartlett though of
plain stock, haw been
tutored by poets and
visions as the world. - Way Down East

David Bartlett though of plain stock, haw been tutored by po...

Squire Bartlett, a stern
old puritan, who lives
according to his awn con-
seption of the Scriptures,
particularly the "Thou
Shalt Nots". - Way Down East

Squire Bartlett, a stern old puritan, who lives according to...

Mrs. Barlett, whose gentle
soul is as sweet as her
beloved Scriptures. - Way Down East

Mrs. Barlett, whose gentle soul is as sweet as her beloved S...

Day dreams of twenty-one. - Way Down East

Day dreams of twenty-one.

The great Tremont ball -
the climax of the social
season. - Way Down East

The great Tremont ball - the climax of the social season.

Anna's dress that she and
her mother had made in case
she should go out in
Society. - Way Down East

Anna's dress that she and her mother had made in case s...

It's quite all right - and
from the balcony you can
see uis dancing. - Way Down East

It's quite all right - and from the balcony you can see...

Solely to pique the sisters of
whom she is not over-fond,
the aunt makes different
arrangements for Anna. - Way Down East

Solely to pique the sisters of whom she is not over-fond, th...

Oh Aunty This dress where s the top - Way Down East

Oh Aunty This dress where s the top

Beneath the alcove
lights' golden glow. - Way Down East

Beneath the alcove lights' golden glow.

In your beauty lives again
Elaine, the lily maid, love
dreaming at Astolat. - Way Down East

In your beauty lives again Elaine, the lily maid, love dream...

Tell me more. - Way Down East

Cousin Emma hurries Anna
off to bed - perhaps in fear
of her own daughters being
outshone. - Way Down East

Cousin Emma hurries Anna off to bed - perhaps in fear of her...

The susceptible Sanderson,
obsesed by a new desire. - Way Down East

The susceptible Sanderson, obsesed by a new desire.

Sanderson, after managing
several meetings, finally
lures Anna to the apartment
to meet a mythical aunt. - Way Down East

Sanderson, after managing several meetings, finally lures An...

Wait - I'll call Aunty. - Way Down East

Wait - I'll call Aunty.

Strange, she isn't here. - Way Down East

Strange, she isn't here.

You don't understand... - Way Down East

You don't understand...

Anna's inexperienced heart
caught in a tide of
infatuation. - Way Down East

Anna's inexperienced heart caught in a tide of infatuat...

Oh, I' m just going to
tell everybody. - Way Down East

Oh, I' m just going to tell everybody.

But Sanderson, dreading to
cross the wishes of his rich
father, upon whom he is de-
pendent, persuades Anna to
promise secrecy. - Way Down East

But Sanderson, dreading to cross the wishes of his rich fath...

Sanderson belongs to a
class which, if it cannot get
what is wants in one way, it
will go to any length to get
it in another. - Way Down East

Sanderson belongs to a class which, if it cannot get what is...

Passion's urge knows no
conscience and various its
ways to betrayal. - Way Down East

Passion's urge knows no conscience and various its ways...

Sanderson induces Anna to
marry secretly before going
home. - Way Down East

Sanderson induces Anna to marry secretly before going home.

Far away it happens that
David Bartlett is dreaming a
troubled dream. - Way Down East

Far away it happens that David Bartlett is dreaming a troubl...

Don't worry everything's all right Don't you trust me - Way Down East

Don't worry everything's all right Don't you...

So... it is done. - Way Down East

So... it is done.

The bridal suite at
Rose Tree Inn. - Way Down East

The bridal suite at Rose Tree Inn.

To her it is the fulfillment
of the dreams of girlhood
- to him but another
adventure. - Way Down East

To her it is the fulfillment of the dreams of girlhood - to ...

Here conscience knocks at
the door... perhaps the
slightest interruptions might
still avert this tragedy,
but... - Way Down East

Here conscience knocks at the door... perhaps the slightest ...

The afternoon the Bartlett
post office was robbed. - Way Down East

The afternoon the Bartlett post office was robbed.

The dread minion of the
Law - Rube Whipple,
Constable. - Way Down East

The dread minion of the Law - Rube Whipple, Constable.

Seth Holcomb waiting for
Martha Perkins, whom he
has been following around
for twenty years. - Way Down East

Seth Holcomb waiting for Martha Perkins, whom he has been fo...

Seth takes his liquor
under tha name of
"Long Life Bitters". - Way Down East

Seth takes his liquor under tha name of "Long Life Bitt...

Martha Perkins, a relic,
nobody needs newspaper
when she is around. - Way Down East

Martha Perkins, a relic, nobody needs newspaper when she is ...

The Constable on the
man hunt. - Way Down East

The Constable on the man hunt.

The temptation of
Napoleon. - Way Down East

The temptation of Napoleon.

These men! I just can't
keep tem from following
me. - Way Down East

These men! I just can't keep tem from following me.

Great news! Post office bin
robbed! Dollar eighty-two
cents in postage stamps,
eighteen postal cards!
Heavy loss to the
government. - Way Down East

Great news! Post office bin robbed! Dollar eighty-two cents ...

I'll 'low bno man to laugh at
the law, Seth Holcomb. - Way Down East

I'll 'low bno man to laugh at the law, Seth Holcom...

Charter IV.
One day of the honeymoon
before Anna starts home
with her great secret. - Way Down East

Charter IV. One day of the honeymoon before Anna starts home...

Promise now.
Only two days! - Way Down East

Promise now. Only two days!

Anna's return home. - Way Down East

Anna's return home.

Anna relieves her mother's
anxiety with happy mysterious
hints of wealth to come. - Way Down East

Anna relieves her mother's anxiety with happy mysteriou...

The old way too pleasant
to give up. - Way Down East

The old way too pleasant to give up.

Less and less frequent
their secret meetings
until at last... - Way Down East

Less and less frequent their secret meetings until at last.....

In answer to her urgent
letter... - Way Down East

In answer to her urgent letter...

All right. I'll wait. - Way Down East

All right. I'll wait.

You haven't told anyone
aboyt our marriage? - Way Down East

You haven't told anyone aboyt our marriage?

You mustn’t tell ANYONE. - Way Down East

You mustn’t tell ANYONE.

Well... - Way Down East

You’re just joking...
tell me, aren't you joking? - Way Down East

You’re just joking... tell me, aren't you joking?

WE MUST be married...
see... see... our ring... - Way Down East

WE MUST be married... see... see... our ring...

Marriage would have meant
my losing everything...
I intended to make
it right... but... - Way Down East

Marriage would have meant my losing everything... I intended...

For Heaven's sake, don't
make a scene! I'll let you
have lots of money and you
can go away. - Way Down East

For Heaven's sake, don't make a scene! I'll l...

When the mother returns... - Way Down East

When the mother returns...

Some time afterwards - left
alone by her mother's death
- Anna hides away with
her shame in the village of Belden. - Way Down East

Some time afterwards - left alone by her mother's death...

Maternity:
Woman's Gethsemane. - Way Down East

Maternity: Woman's Gethsemane.

My child, your baby
is very sick. - Way Down East

My child, your baby is very sick.

Ten drops of this in a little
water every hour until
I return. - Way Down East

Ten drops of this in a little water every hour until I retur...

Where's your husband? - Way Down East

Where's your husband?

Oh... he's away. - Way Down East

Oh... he's away.

The landlady solemnly
reminds Anna that if the
baby dies without being
baptized, it will never see Got. - Way Down East

The landlady solemnly reminds Anna that if the baby dies wit...

Helpless and alone in the
dreadful hours of the night,
and stricken with a terrible
fear for her baby's soul... - Way Down East

Helpless and alone in the dreadful hours of the night, and s...

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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.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: D.W. Griffith

Writer: Lottie Blair Parker, William A. Brady, Joseph R. Grismer

Production: D.W. Griffith Productions,United Artists

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1920

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Sep 1920

Awards: N/A

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