Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
A tale of forbidden love.
1919 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Overview
A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
Director and cast
- D.W. Griffith Director
- Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows
- Richard Barthelmess as Cheng Huan
- Donald Crisp as Battling Burrows
- Arthur Howard as Burrows' Manager
- Edward Peil Sr. as Evil Eye
- George Beranger as The Spying One
- Norman Selby as A Prizefighter
- Ernest Butterworth as Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Frederic Hamen as Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Wilbur Higby as London Policeman (uncredited)
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