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Way Down East (1935)

Way Down East poster
Directed by
Henry King
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman faces hardship and scandal in a small New England town. She finds unexpected love and must overcome the community's judgment.

dramaticromanticclassicpoignantemotionalold-fashionedsentimental

What happens

Way Down East is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by Henry King and starring Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Margaret Hamilton, Andy Devine and Spring Byington. It was released by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox Film Corporation. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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