Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 20m

Way Down East

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Director
Henry King
Cast
Rochelle Hudson as Anna Moore Henry Fonda as David Bartlett Spring Byington as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett Russell Simpson as Squire Amasa Bartlett Slim Summerville as Constable Seth Holcomb Margaret Hamilton as Martha Perkins
Crew
Ernest Palmer — Director of Photography Robert Bischoff — Editor William Hurlbut — Screenplay Howard Estabrook — Screenplay Winfield R. Sheehan — Producer William Lambert — Costume Design
Tagline

The Great American Melodrama!

Synopsis

A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.

Mood & Themes
family relationshipsmainesecret past
Key Collaborators
Henry King Director Ernest Palmer Director of Photography Robert Bischoff Editor William Hurlbut Screenplay Howard Estabrook Screenplay Winfield R. Sheehan Producer William Lambert Costume Design
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