
City Lights(1931)
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.


“A simple story for plain people.”
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.

Lillian Gish
Anna Moore

Richard Barthelmess
David Bartlett

Lowell Sherman
Lennox Sanderson

Burr McIntosh
Squire Bartlett

Kate Bruce
Mother Bartlett
Mrs. David Landau
Anna Moore's Mother
Josephine Bernard
Mrs. Emma Tremont
Mrs. Morgan Belmont
Diana Tremont
Patricia Fruen
Diana's Sister
Florence Short
The Eccentric Aunt
Way Down East is a drama, romance film released in 1920 exploring themes of waterfall, silent film, country girl, fake wedding. Directed by D.W. Griffith, it stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman. 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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