Underplayed Gems

Broken Blossoms (1936)

Broken Blossoms poster
Directed by
John Brahm
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man from China moves to London and falls in love with a young woman who is abused by her violent father.

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What happens

Broken Blossoms is a 1936 British drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Emlyn Williams, Arthur Margetson, Basil Radford and Edith Sharpe. It was written by Emlyn Williams based on based on the short story "The Chink and the Child" by Thomas Burke from his collection Limehouse Nights (1916), and was produced at Twickenham Studios in London. The story had previously been adapted by D. W. Griffith for his film Broken Blossoms (1919) starring Lillian Gish. Director Bernard Vorhaus was technical supervisor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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