WAY DOWN EAST (1920)

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Plot

A tale of romance, betrayal and redemption from the man many acknowledge as the first great film director, DW Griffith. Anna is a poor New England girl who moves in with her wealthy Boston relations, when she is made pregnant by local playboy Lennox she is forced to leave, but after the death of her baby she finds love with the son of the local squire. Way Down East is an epic and much copied piece of cinematic history.