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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

A tale of forbidden love.

1919•1h 29m•6.9/10
DramaRomance

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6.9/10(238)

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.

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Production

D.W. Griffith Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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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)

Man-Ching Kwan

Buddhist Monk (uncredited)

Bobbie Mack

Ringside Employee (uncredited)

Moy Ming

Moy Ming

Minor Role (uncredited)

Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

George Nichols

George Nichols

Police Constable (uncredited)

Karla Schramm

Burrows' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Bessie Wong

Girl in China (uncredited)

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