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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

A tale of forbidden love.

6.9

1h 29m

1919

“A tale of forbidden love.”

Synopsis

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.

Director

D.W. Griffith

Trailer

DramaRomance

suicidelondon, englandchinaboxerbuddhistmurderracismblack and whitealcoholicsilent filmbased on short story

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Cast & Crew

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

as Lucy Burrows

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

as Cheng Huan

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

as Battling Burrows

Arthur Howard

as Burrows' Manager

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

as Evil Eye

George Beranger

George Beranger

as The Spying One

Norman Selby

Norman Selby

as A Prizefighter

Ernest Butterworth

as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Frederic Hamen

as Secondary Role (uncredited)

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