Way Down East (1935 film)
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Director Henry King Story by Charlotte Blair Parker Duration Language English | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance Cinematography Ernest Palmer Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date October 16, 1935 (1935-10-16) (United States) Based on Annie Laurie
1897 play
by Lottie Blair Parker Writer Howard Estabrook (screen play), William Hurlbut (screen play), Lottie Blair Parker (play) Cast Rochelle Hudson (Anna Moore), Henry Fonda (David Bartlett), Spring Byington (Louisa Bartlett), Russell Simpson (Amasa Bartlett), Slim Summerville (Seth Holcomb), Margaret Hamilton (Martha Perkins)Similar movies Related Henry King movies |
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Way Down East is a 1935 romantic drama film directed by Henry King, starring Rochelle Hudson and Henry Fonda, featuring Slim Summerville, Margaret Hamilton, Andy Devine and Spring Byington, released by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox Film.
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The picture is a remake of the classic 1920 D. W. Griffith silent film Way Down East starring Lillian Gish, which in turn was based on the 1897 stage play by Lottie Blair Parker.
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The story centers upon a starving, impoverished gamin who lost everything after a wicked millionaire tricked her into a marriage and impregnated her. The baby doesn't survive the ordeal and the poor girl ends up sheltered by a puritanical farm family. While there, she falls in love with the son.
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