UNITED STATES · 1920
Way Down East
Classical Hollywood
seduction and deception
social stigma of unwed motherhood
class conflict
redemption and forgiveness
rural versus urban morality
Synopsis
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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