Way Down East (1935 film)
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Winfield Sheehan |
| Written by | Henry Johnson Patterson McNutt |
| Screenplay by |
Howard Estabrook William Hurlbut |
| Based on |
Annie Laurie 1897 play by Lottie Blair Parker |
| Starring |
Rochelle Hudson Henry Fonda |
| Music by | Oscar Bradley |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Robert Bischoff |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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.
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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