Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)

A tale of forbidden love.

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.

Date of release
1919-05-13
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (253)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
D.W. Griffith

Casting

  • Lillian Gish — Lucy Burrows
  • Richard Barthelmess — Cheng Huan
  • Donald Crisp — Battling Burrows
  • Arthur Howard — Burrows' Manager
  • Edward Peil Sr. — Evil Eye
  • George Beranger — The Spying One
  • Norman Selby — A Prizefighter
  • Ernest Butterworth — Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Frederic Hamen — Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Higby — London Policeman (uncredited)
  • Man-Ching Kwan — Buddhist Monk (uncredited)
  • Bobbie Mack — Ringside Employee (uncredited)

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