Way down East

Resource Information

The work Way down East represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Way down East

Statement of responsibility

scenario by Anthony Paul Kelly ; under the personal direction of D.W. Griffith

Contributor

• Landau, David, Mrs.
• Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944
• McIntosh, Burr, 1862-1942
• Bernard, Josephine
• Belmont, Morgan, Mrs., -1945
• Nelson, Edgar, 1882-1963
• Fruen, Patricia
• Neville, George, 1865-1932
• Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
• Ogden, Vivia, -1952
• Parker, Lottie Blair
• Sartov, Henrik
• Kino International Corporation
• Sauer, Rodney
• Sherman, Lowell, 1888-1934
• Short, Florence, 1889-1946
• Strong, Porter.
• Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963
• Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
• Griffith, D. W., (David Wark), 1875-1948
• Fitzroy, Emily, 1860-1954
• Hale, Creighton, 1882-1965
• Hay, Mary, 1901-1957
• Bruce, Kate, 1858-1946
• Kelly, Anthony P., (Anthony Paul), 1897-1932

Actor

• Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
• Neville, George, 1865-1932
• Belmont, Morgan, Mrs., -1945
• Nelson, Edgar, 1882-1963
• McIntosh, Burr, 1862-1942
• Bernard, Josephine
• Landau, David, Mrs.
• Bruce, Kate, 1858-1946
• Hay, Mary, 1901-1957
• Fitzroy, Emily, 1860-1954
• Hale, Creighton, 1882-1965
• Fruen, Patricia
• Strong, Porter.
• Short, Florence, 1889-1946
• Sherman, Lowell, 1888-1934
• Ogden, Vivia, -1952
• Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963

Composer

• Sauer, Rodney

Director

• Griffith, D. W., (David Wark), 1875-1948

Director of photography

• Sartov, Henrik
• Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944

Instrumentalist

• Sauer, Rodney

Scenarist

• Kelly, Anthony P., (Anthony Paul), 1897-1932

Subject

• Silent films
• Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Fiction films
• Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama
• Feature films
• Women -- New England -- Drama
• Film adaptations
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama

Genre

• Fiction films
• Silent films
• Feature films
• trueDrama
• trueFilm adaptations

Language

eng

Summary

Melodrama about a young woman who is lured into a fake marriage, becomes pregnant and is abandoned. She moves to a small town and falls in love with a wealthy but humble man, but cannot escape her scandalous past

Member of

• Griffith masterworks 2

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photographed by G.W. Bitzer and Hendrick Sartov ; score compiled from historic photoplay music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra ; piano and score compiler, Rodney Sauer

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Silent film with English intertitles

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.W39 2008

PerformerNote

Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman, Burr McIntosh, Kate Bruce, Emily Fitzroy, George Neville, Mary Hay, Porter Strong, Vivia Ogden, Creighton Hale, Mrs. David Landau, Edgar Nelson, Josephine Bernard, Mrs. Morgan Belmont, Patricia Fruen, Florence Short

Runtime

149

Series statement

Griffith masterworks

Series volume

2

Technique

live action