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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Scarlet Blossoms, La culpa ajena, The Yellow Man and the Girl, The Chink and the Child
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About the Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl 1919
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Produced by D. W. Griffith
Written by D. W. Griffith
Based on "The Chink and the Child" by Thomas Burke
Starring Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp
Music by Joseph Turrin (2001 DVD release)
Cinematography: G.W. Bitzer
Edited by James Smith
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: May 13, 1919
Running time: 90 minutes
Language: Silent (English intertitles)
Budget: $88,000
Box office: $600,000 (US)
Broken Blossoms Plot from IMDb: “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.”
Apparently the Broken Blossoms closet scene is the most thrilling.
Broken Blossoms Cast and Characters:
Lillian Gish Lucy - The Girl (as Miss Lillian Gish)
Richard Barthelmess Cheng Huan - The Yellow Man
Donald Crisp Battling Burrows
Arthur Howard Battling Burrows' Manager
Edward Peil Sr Evil Eye
George Beranger The Spying One
Norman Selby A Prizefighter
Ernest Butterworth Secondary Role
Fred Hamer Secondary Role
Wilbur Higby London Policeman
Man-Ching Kwan Buddhist Monk
Steve Murphy Fight Spectator
George Nichols Police Constable
Karla Schramm Burrows' Girlfriend
Bessie Wong Girl in China
Produced by D.W. Griffith (producer)
Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer (photography by)
Film Editing by James Smith
Art Department Joseph Stringer (set builder)
Visual Effects by Hendrik Sartov
Camera and Electrical Department: Karl Brown (camera operator)
Music Department: David Cullen orchestrator (1983 version), Carl Davis conductor (1983 version) / music adaptor (1983 version) / music arranger (1983 version), Joseph Turrin conductor (2001 version), Louis F. Gottschalk music arranger
Other crew: Man-Ching Kwan (technical advisor), James B. Leong (interpreter: Chinese)