This is a LaserDisc edition of the classic teens silent film drama, BROKEN BLOSSOMS, released in 1919 by United Artists and directed by D.W. Griffith. Based upon the story, "The Chink and the Child," by Thomas Burke, a frail waif (Lillian Gish), abused by her brutal boxer father (Donald Crisp) in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess) with tragic consequences.
 
This is a vintage original LASERDISC EDITION of the classic teens silent film drama, BROKEN BLOSSOMS, released in 1919 by United Artists and directed by D.W. Griffith. Based upon the short story by Thomas Burke, a frail waif (Lillian Gish), abused by her brutal boxer father (Donald Crisp) in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess) with tragic consequences.
 
This laserdisc edition features a specially tinted print from the Rohauer Collection and includes an introduction by Lillian Gish with a new recording of the film's beautiful original score. This is the Photoplay Productions presentation by film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill and features a run-time of 95 minutes. The double-sided laserdisc is in "like new" condition and plays perfectly without any issues. The outer cardboard sleeve is in fine+ condition.
 
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, often referred to simply as Broken Blossoms, is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was distributed by United Artists and premiered on May 13, 1919. It stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Donald Crisp, and tells the story of young girl, Lucy Burrows, who is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows, and meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with her.
 
It is based on Thomas Burke's short story "The Chink and the Child" from the 1916 collection Limehouse Nights. In 1996, Broken Blossoms was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures to be added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress
 
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