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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.

Director

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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She herself performs
the sacred rite. - Way Down East

She herself performs the sacred rite.

In the name of the Father,
and of the son... - Way Down East

In the name of the Father, and of the son...

And of the Holy Ghost... - Way Down East

And of the Holy Ghost...

I baptize thee...
TRUST LENNOX. - Way Down East

I baptize thee... TRUST LENNOX.

The vigil. - Way Down East

The little hands grow cold
upon her breast. - Way Down East

The little hands grow cold upon her breast.

My child, your baby
is dead. - Way Down East

My child, your baby is dead.

Sanderson on his country
estate at Bartlett. - Way Down East

Sanderson on his country estate at Bartlett.

Everybody is talking about
you having no husband.
I guess you'll have to leave. - Way Down East

Everybody is talking about you having no husband. I guess yo...

Upon her back the
age-old Cross.
---------------------
The Pilgrimage. - Way Down East

Upon her back the age-old Cross. --------------------- The P...

Hi Holler, the Barlett's
chore boy, sprucing op
in the barn to meet Kate,
the Squire's niece. - Way Down East

Hi Holler, the Barlett's chore boy, sprucing op in the ...

A reckless spectator. - Way Down East

A reckless spectator.

Oh! Hi! Hi Holler! Hurry
up! It's time to fetch Kate! - Way Down East

Oh! Hi! Hi Holler! Hurry up! It's time to fetch Kate!

Anna, in search of work,
reaches Barlett Village. - Way Down East

Anna, in search of work, reaches Barlett Village.

Kate, the Squire's niece,
returns from a short trip
to Boston. - Way Down East

Kate, the Squire's niece, returns from a short trip to ...

The Professor, summer
boarder at Squire Barlett's.
pursues his studies. - Way Down East

The Professor, summer boarder at Squire Barlett's. purs...

Is this the young niece
you were expecting from
Boston? - Way Down East

Is this the young niece you were expecting from Boston?

I am looking for work. - Way Down East

I am looking for work.

Work? You don't 'pear to
have no strength to work. - Way Down East

Work? You don't 'pear to have no strength to work.

Where ye from?
Whose your folks? - Way Down East

Where ye from? Whose your folks?

I haven't any folks. - Way Down East

I haven't any folks.

For all we know she might be some loose woman wanderin' 'round I won't - Way Down East

For all we know she might be some loose woman wanderin'...

Sorry, young lady, but I
ain't got nothing for yet. - Way Down East

Sorry, young lady, but I ain't got nothing for yet.

Inasmuch as ye have done
it unto one of the least of
these... ye have done it
unto me! - Way Down East

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these.....

All right, Mother, we'll try
her. Nobody can't ever say
I went aging the Scriptures! - Way Down East

All right, Mother, we'll try her. Nobody can't eve...

Whatever your troubles,
child, remember, the Lord is
your Shepherd, you shall
not want. - Way Down East

Whatever your troubles, child, remember, the Lord is your Sh...

Kate's Homecoming. - Way Down East

Kate's Homecoming.

It has been settled by the
Squire and David’s childhood
that they are to marry, - Way Down East

It has been settled by the Squire and David’s childhood that...

Open admiration. - Way Down East

Open admiration.

The Professor, meeting
Kate, is converted to the
scientific theory of Love
at first sight. - Way Down East

The Professor, meeting Kate, is converted to the scientific ...

Oh, Professor, my shoe
is untied. - Way Down East

Oh, Professor, my shoe is untied.

Well, well, neighbor
Sanderson, haven’t seen
you since Kate went away. - Way Down East

Well, well, neighbor Sanderson, haven’t seen you since Kate ...

Kate - Sanderson's
newest infatuation. - Way Down East

Kate - Sanderson's newest infatuation.

David, you'll have time
before supper to show
Neighbor Sanderson that
heifer he wants to buy. - Way Down East

David, you'll have time before supper to show Neighbor ...

What are you
doing here? - Way Down East

What are you doing here?

I am working. - Way Down East

You can't stay here.
I live right across
the way. - Way Down East

You can't stay here. I live right across the way.

Come right in, Mr. Sanderson!
Supper's ready. - Way Down East

Come right in, Mr. Sanderson! Supper's ready.

You father was right.
I'm afraid I'm not strong
enough for this work. - Way Down East

You father was right. I'm afraid I'm not strong en...

Release don't do away,
Miss Moore! I... we all...
like you very much.
You'll get stronger after
awhile, and... - Way Down East

Release don't do away, Miss Moore! I... we all... like ...

Anna! David!
Come right in. - Way Down East

Anna! David! Come right in.

END OF PART I - Way Down East

Meanwhile, Anna, her past
still a closed book, has
become a beloved member
of the household. - Way Down East

Meanwhile, Anna, her past still a closed book, has become a ...

Knowing only Anna's
blameless life among them,
David thrilled with the
thought that she is the
virginal white flower of his
dreams. - Way Down East

Knowing only Anna's blameless life among them, David th...

By the river and the distant
music of the falls - Around
them the sweet scent of
summer fields. - Way Down East

By the river and the distant music of the falls - Around the...

The David points out the
two forks of the river,
that go into one... - Way Down East

The David points out the two forks of the river, that go int...

And all a thrill with
a great sincere love,
Visions to her
how they two might go,
On through life together... - Way Down East

And all a thrill with a great sincere love, Visions to her h...

At last the freat over-
whelming love - only to be
halted by the stark ghosts
of her past. - Way Down East

At last the freat over- whelming love - only to be halted by...

I am only trying to say I
love you, Anna - it seems
I've always loved you! - Way Down East

I am only trying to say I love you, Anna - it seems I'v...

So she tells him he must
never speak like this
again. - Way Down East

So she tells him he must never speak like this again.

The summer goes,
the winter comes,
We cannot rile the year,
Nor can we rule
the barque of Fate,
Nor all its strange ways
steer. - Way Down East

The summer goes, the winter comes, We cannot rile the year, ...

The Professor's love...
burdened heart brings him
down to the country to see
Kate. - Way Down East

The Professor's love... burdened heart brings him down ...

I'm going ter read yer
some funny jokes. - Way Down East

I'm going ter read yer some funny jokes.

Three eggs, two bad. - Way Down East

Three eggs, two bad.

Miss Kate, I want to ask...
if you will...
be... my... - Way Down East

Miss Kate, I want to ask... if you will... be... my...

The ice is going out soon.
When the river starts you'd
better look out down below
there! - Way Down East

The ice is going out soon. When the river starts you'd ...

The villain still
pursues her. - Way Down East

The villain still pursues her.

The sewing circle next to
the grocery store. - Way Down East

The sewing circle next to the grocery store.

Maria Poole, the landlady
from Belden, visits Barlett. - Way Down East

Maria Poole, the landlady from Belden, visits Barlett.

That's Anna Moor
lives down to Squire
Barlett's. - Way Down East

That's Anna Moor lives down to Squire Barlett's.

Moore? Her name ain't
Moore... - Way Down East

Moore? Her name ain't Moore...

And then...
there was a baby! - Way Down East

And then... there was a baby!

The Squire thinks it time
that David and Kate come to
an understanding. - Way Down East

The Squire thinks it time that David and Kate come to an und...

It's my bounden duty to go
and expose this woman to
the Squire. - Way Down East

It's my bounden duty to go and expose this woman to the...

Father's set on getting
married but I don't think we
can without proper love...
do you? - Way Down East

Father's set on getting married but I don't think ...

Suppose, Squire, I had
been like you suspected
when you first saw me?
Would there be any hope of
forgiveness? - Way Down East

Suppose, Squire, I had been like you suspected when you firs...

When the law's broke. it's
broke, ain't it? A wrong’s a
wrong and nothing can make
it right. - Way Down East

When the law's broke. it's broke, ain't it? A...

Of course...
I was just supposing. - Way Down East

Of course... I was just supposing.

On their way to the
big barn dance. - Way Down East

On their way to the big barn dance.

Maria Poole, from Belden,
was at the sewing circle and
she says... - Way Down East

Maria Poole, from Belden, was at the sewing circle and she s...

No. I shouldn't tell you! - Way Down East

No. I shouldn't tell you!

Oh, it's awful... - Way Down East

Oh, it's awful...

On their way to the big
party, they stop to warm up
at the Squire's with an old-
fashioned dance. - Way Down East

On their way to the big party, they stop to warm up at the S...

No, I am not invited
to the party, - Way Down East

No, I am not invited to the party,

The Professor,
dazed but happy. - Way Down East

The Professor, dazed but happy.

All bound 'round a woolen string!
A great big hat with a great big brim.
All bound 'round, all bound 'round.
All bound 'round with a woolen string! - Way Down East

All bound 'round a woolen string! A great big hat with ...

David, for some reason,
suddenly discovers he is not
interested in the party. - Way Down East

David, for some reason, suddenly discovers he is not interes...

The neighbors' barn dance. - Way Down East

The neighbors' barn dance.

Moro and worried
by Anna's presence...
also afraid she will
interfere in his pursuit of
Kate - Saderson - - Way Down East

Moro and worried by Anna's presence... also afraid she ...

I can't have you around here where I live - Way Down East

I can't have you around here where I live

Oh, it's different with a
MAN! He's supposed to sow
his wild oats. - Way Down East

Oh, it's different with a MAN! He's supposed to so...

At last Martha gets her
opportunity with the
Squire. - Way Down East

At last Martha gets her opportunity with the Squire.

Does Lennox Sanderson
mean anything to you? - Way Down East

Does Lennox Sanderson mean anything to you?

Because I can't keep silent
any longer. - Way Down East

Because I can't keep silent any longer.

I love you! I want you
to be my wife. - Way Down East

I love you! I want you to be my wife.

It's about Anna Moore.
She lived in Belden under
the name of Lennox.
Mrs. Lennox. - Way Down East

It's about Anna Moore. She lived in Belden under the na...

No, father...
you must have proof. - Way Down East

No, father... you must have proof.

I'll go to Belden in
the morning...
and if it is true... - Way Down East

I'll go to Belden in the morning... and if it is true.....

Please! Please don't! - Way Down East

Please! Please don't!

I can never be ANY
MAN'S WIFE! - Way Down East

I can never be ANY MAN'S WIFE!

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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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