Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

A tale of forbidden love.

  • Rated 6.9 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1919
  • 1h 28m
  • Drama
  • Romance

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.

Play
Director
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp, Arthur Howard

Cast

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    Lucy Burrows

  • Richard Barthelmess

    Richard Barthelmess

    Cheng Huan

  • Donald Crisp

    Donald Crisp

    Battling Burrows

  • Arthur Howard

    Burrows' Manager

  • Edward Peil Sr.

    Edward Peil Sr.

    Evil Eye

  • George Beranger

    George Beranger

    The Spying One

  • Norman Selby

    Norman Selby

    A Prizefighter

  • Ernest Butterworth

    Secondary Role (uncredited)

  • Frederic Hamen

    Secondary Role (uncredited)

  • Wilbur Higby

    Wilbur Higby

    London Policeman (uncredited)

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