Research Catalog

Broken blossoms

Title
Broken blossoms [motion picture] / United Artists.
Publication
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1919.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

2 Items

StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
C.1 REEL 2 OF 2Moving imageBy appointment only M16 3057 B C.1 REEL 2 OF 2 C.1 REEL 2 OF 2Offsite
C.1 REEL 1 OF 2Moving imageBy appointment only M16 3057 B C.1 REEL 1 OF 2 C.1 REEL 1 OF 2Offsite

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
  • Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963.
  • Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
Description
2 film reels (102 min.) : si. col. (tinted); 16 mm.
Summary
Set in the Limehouse district of London, Griffith's film is the story of a Chinese man's chaste love for a young girl persecuted by her brutal father. Griffith made this raw melodrama a violent yet tender tragedy. This color print was taken from the original tinted nitrate footage. (Circulates)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Romance fiction.
Note
  • Based on "The Chink and the Child" by Thomas Burke.
Credits (note)
  • Director, D.W. Griffith.
Performer (note)
  • Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp.
Title
Broken blossoms [motion picture] / United Artists.
Imprint
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1919.
Credits
Director, D.W. Griffith.
Cast
Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp.
Connect to:
Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material
Added Author
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963.
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, film director.
Branch Call Number
M16 3057 B
View in Legacy Catalog