Way Down East
6.1
“The Great American Melodrama!”
A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.
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Cast
32 people
Rochelle Hudson
Anna Moore
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Imitation of Life
Henry Fonda
David Bartlett
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Spring Byington
Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Known for
Meet John Doe
You Can't Take It with You
Russell Simpson
Squire Amasa Bartlett
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
My Darling Clementine
Slim Summerville
Constable Seth Holcomb
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jesse James
Margaret Hamilton
Martha Perkins
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
13 Ghosts
Edward Trevor
Lennox Sanderson
Also in
Charlie Chan's Secret
Andy Devine
Hi Holler
Known for
Robin Hood
Stagecoach
Astrid Allwyn
Kate
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Love Affair
Sara Haden
Cordelia Peabody
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
She-Wolf of London
William Benedict
Amos
Known for
Bride of the Monster
Libeled Lady
Harry C. Bradley
Mr. Peabody
Also in
The Ape
The Stranger's Return
Henry King Director · William Hurlbut Screenplay Howard Estabrook Screenplay
United States release October 25, 1935 · Produced in United States
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 16, 1935
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · October 25, 1935
Theatrical
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