BROKEN BLOSSOMS
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A: Access PP: Positive Picture AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White D.W. Griffith Director: D.W. Griffith
Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) leaves his native China because he "dreams to spread the gentle message of Buddha to the Anglo-Saxon lands" His idealism fades as he is faced with the brutal reality of London's gritty inner-city. Lucy Burrows (Lillian Gish) finds sanctuary in Cheng's home, the beautiful and exotic room above his shop. The two form a bond as two unwanted outcasts of society.
Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) leaves his native China because he "dreams to spread the gentle message of Buddha to the Anglo-Saxon lands" His idealism fades as he is faced with the brutal reality of London's gritty inner-city. Lucy Burrows (Lillian Gish) finds sanctuary in Cheng's home, the beautiful and exotic room above his shop. The two form a bond as two unwanted outcasts of society.
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BROKEN BLOSSOMS. 1919. 6 reels. Credits: Director, D. W. Griffith; story, Thomas Burke. D. W. Griffith; 31Mar19; LP13755.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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