Way Down East

Way Down East (1920)

September 3rd, 19202h 30min

Drama, Romance
70%

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.


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