Way Down East

1920 · 150 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 6,077 VOTES · DIR. D.W. Griffith

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Overview

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

Dialogue Timeline — 253 lines

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00:00:00 WAY DOWN EAST
00:03:20 So, through the troubled twilight...
00:08:29 There is a young person - says she's your Cousin Anna Moore - from Greenville.
00:13:19 Also the home of Squire Bartlett, the richest farmer in the neighborhood.
00:18:59 Beneath the alcove lights' golden glow.
00:24:56 You don't understand...
00:30:29 So... it is done.
00:36:09 Napoleon, his fiery steed.
00:40:26 The old way too pleasant to give up.
00:47:12 Marriage would have meant my losing everything... I intended to make it right... but...
00:52:31 The landlady solemnly reminds Anna that if the baby dies without being baptized, it will never see Got.
00:58:28 Upon her back the age-old Cross. --------------------- The Pilgrimage.
01:06:22 I haven't any folks.
01:11:32 Oh, Professor, my shoe is untied.
01:20:28 END OF PART I
01:26:20 The summer goes, the winter comes, We cannot rile the year, Nor can we rule the barque of Fate, Nor all its strange ways steer.
01:32:41 The sewing circle next to the grocery store.
01:41:44 Of course... I was just supposing.
01:48:27 David, for some reason, suddenly discovers he is not interested in the party.
01:54:11 I love you! I want you to be my wife.
01:59:26 It's all true. Why, her baby was born in this very room.
02:05:55 You found out so much! Why didn't you find out the whole truth?
02:19:14 Quick! Quick! The Doctor!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed253
Dialogue density1.7 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line02:19:14

Production Record

DirectorD.W. Griffith
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$4,500,000
IMDb votes6,077