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
00:03:09 Oh Mother, I hate to ask them for money.
00:07:02 He has three specialties: Women! Women! And WOMEN.
00:13:05 CHAPTER II Near the country estate of then Santerson family is Bartlett Village.
00:18:15 Oh, Aunty! - This dress - where’s the top?
00:23:40 If she doesn't come in five minutes - I must go.
00:30:06 Don't worry... everything's all right. Don't you trust me?
00:36:02 The Constable on the man hunt.
00:40:06 Anna relieves her mother's anxiety with happy mysterious hints of wealth to come.
00:45:57 WE MUST be married... see... see... our ring...
00:52:12 Oh... he's away.
00:57:46 Everybody is talking about you having no husband. I guess you'll have to leave.
01:06:11 Where ye from? Whose your folks?
01:11:01 The Professor, meeting Kate, is converted to the scientific theory of Love at first sight.
01:19:39 Anna! David! Come right in.
01:25:37 So she tells him he must never speak like this again.
01:31:28 The villain still pursues her.
01:41:27 When the law's broke. it's broke, ain't it? A wrong’s a wrong and nothing can make it right.
01:47:42 All bound 'round a woolen string! A great big hat with a great big brim. All bound 'round, all bound 'round. All bound 'round with a woolen string!
01:53:57 Because I can't keep silent any longer.
01:58:51 At noon Squire arrives in Belden.
02:04:47 I... I can't!
02:16:38 The ice jam gives way... rushing to the falls.
02:24:49 Subtitle by: Giannis - Anavissos THE END

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed253
Dialogue density1.7 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line02:24:49

Production Record

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