
A cruel web of deceit and sexual desire ensnares an innocent young woman in D.W. Griffith's powerful silent epic, Way Down East.On her first visit to rich relatives in the big city, starry-eyed country waif Anna Moore (Lillian Gish) is easy prey for a scheming womanizer...

An unwed mother is abandoned, then banished in a blizzard and adrift on ice floes. Silent. Directed by D.W. Griffith.
