the euphemism "wild oats." Reception Box office The film earned $1 million in profit. Later assessments of the film After viewing the drama at a public screening in 1994, film critic Mark Adamo of The Washington Post was especially impressed with Gish's performance and with Griffith's highly innovative "cinematic style": Later, in 2007, in his comparison of this production to other works by Griffith, film reviewer Paul Brenner judged it to be one of the director's better, less "preachy" screen presentations: References External links Way Down East at SilentEra.com Way Down East at The Greatest Films by Tim Dirks 1920 films 1920 romantic drama films 1920s pregnancy films American black-and-white films American romantic drama films American silent feature films American films based on plays Films set in country houses United Artists films Films directed by D. W. Griffith Articles containing video clips Films scored by Louis Silvers Censored films Films shot in Vermont 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films