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Broken Blossoms Overview:

Broken Blossoms (1919) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by D.W. Griffith.

Broken Blossoms was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996.

Broken Blossoms BlogHub Articles:

Son of the Gods: Oy! Broken Blossoms This Aint!

By FlickChick on Apr 4, 2018 From A Person in the Dark

There are some things I can get over – movie wise, that is. While the racism of “Birth of a Nation” makes the skin crawl (not to mention a slight heaving of the stomach), it is an important film that should be seen at least once. “Pretty Woman” I can kind of enjoy, eve... Read full article

Broken Blossoms (1919)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 21, 2016 From 4 Star Films

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl. How do you deal with such a film coming from modern sensibilities of race and romance? It actually turned out to be easier than you would think, but not altogether straightforward. D.W. Griffith is no stranger to racial controversy in his films. becau... Read full article

Broken Blossoms (1919)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 21, 2016 From 4 Star Films

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl. How do you deal with such a film coming from modern sensibilities of race and romance? It actually turned out to be easier than you would think, but not altogether straightforward. D.W. Griffith is no stranger to racial controversy in his films. becau... Read full article

BROKEN BLOSSOMS ( 1919 ) THE SILENT CINEMA BLOGATHON

By Crystal Kalyana on Oct 26, 2015 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood

The following is my entry for the Silent Cinema Blogathon hosted by me at my blog In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood and Lauren Champkin. Click here to read the other entries being exhibited during this event. “It is a tale of temple bells, sounding at sunset before the image of Buddh... Read full article

BROKEN BLOSSOMS.

By Crystal Kalyana on Oct 28, 2014 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood

To coincide with the 121st anniversary of Lillian Gish’s birth last week, I’m going to review “Broken Blossoms” for my fourth movie review to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s classic cinema website. Lillian Gish coruscates the screen in this perennial D.W. Griffith s... Read full article

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Broken Blossoms Quotes:

Lucy Burrows: Don't do it, Daddy! You'll hit me once too often, and then they'll hang yer.
Battling Burrows: Put a smile on yer face, can't yer?
Lucy Burrows: [when her father father discovers her in the Chinaman's room] 'Taint nothin' wrong! 'Taint nothin' wrong! I fell down in the doorway and wasn't nothin' wrong!
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Broken Blossoms Facts
While filming the closet scene, Lillian Gish's performance of pure terror was so realistic that D.W. Griffith was compelled to shout back at her and urge her further. A passerby heard this going on and, convinced that something terrible was going on, had to be restrained from entering the studio.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1996.
This movie was originally made for Adolph Zukor at Paramount Pictures. D.W. Griffith bought it from him in order to release it through his new company, United Artists.
One of the films listed in "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Jay Schneider.
Filming took 18 days and nights. Donald Crisp's scenes were filmed at night because he was directing another film during the day.
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