Broken blossoms, or, The yellow man and the girl / adapted from a story by Thomas Burke ; under the personal direction of D.W. Griffith.

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Set in the Limehouse district of London, this is the story of Lucy, a 15-year-old living with her abusive prizefighter father, Battling Burrows. Driven from her home, she finds love and protection in the home of a gentle Chinese man. Together they begin to discover the joys that life has denied both...

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Corporate Author: Alpha Video Distributors
Other Authors: Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Burke, Thomas, 1886-1945, Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993, Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963, Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974, Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944
Language:English
Published: Narbeth, PA : Alpha Video, [2005]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Alpha video classics.
Subjects:
Silent films.
Feature films.
Child abuse > England > London > Drama.
London (England) > Ethnic relations > Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (75 min.) : sil., black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Broken blossoms.
Yellow man and the girl.
Format: Video DVD
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Set in the Limehouse district of London, this is the story of Lucy, a 15-year-old living with her abusive prizefighter father, Battling Burrows. Driven from her home, she finds love and protection in the home of a gentle Chinese man. Together they begin to discover the joys that life has denied both of them. Then Lucy's father finds her, brutally beats her protector, takes her back home, and, in his rage, kills her. The grief stricken Chinese man avenges Lucy's death and then takes his own life.
Note:Silent film with music soundtrack and English intertitles.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1919.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CM8 D0049129 VideoDVD
PN1995.75 .B86 2005 VideoDVD
Credits:Photography, G.W. Bitzer.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp, Arthur Howard.