Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl poster

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

19191h 29mDrama · Romance
directed by D.W. Griffith

“A tale of forbidden love.”

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6.9 / 10
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7.2 / 10
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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.

Cast

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)