| Edition |
Tinted version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w (col. tinted) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Griffith masterworks : twenty-three complete films |
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Griffith masterworks.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Silent film with English intertitles ; musical sound track added. |
| Cast |
Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp. |
| Credits |
Director, W.D. Griffith ; produced for video by Bret Wood. |
| Note |
Originally produced 1919. |
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Adapted from a story by Thomas Burke, identifed by International Movie Database as "The chink and the child." |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Set in the Limehouse district of London, this is the story of Lucy, a 15-year-old living under the violent, abusive hand of her resentful prizefighter father, Battling Burrows. Driven from her home, she finds love and protection in the home of a gentle Chinese man. Together they begin to discover the joys that life has denied both of them until that time. Then Lucy's father finds her, brutally beats her protector, takes her back home, and, in his rage, kills her. The grief stricken Chinese man avenges Lucy's death and then takes his own life. |
| Note |
Digitally mastered from archive elements. |
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Special features include a filmed introduction by Lillian Gish and excerpts from her 1925 Film, Romola; the complete text of Thomas Burke's original story; a recording of the 1919 song, Broken blossoms; D.W. Griffith on leading ladies; and information about the score. |
| Access |
Licensed for individual viewing only. |
| Subject |
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
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Death -- Drama.
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Revenge -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Silent films.
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| Added Author |
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
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Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963.
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Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974.
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Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.
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Wood, Bret.
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Burke, Thomas, 1887-1945.
Chink and the child.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Broken blossoms |
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Yellow man and the girl |
| Publisher No. |
K196 Kino on Video |
| Branch Call Number |
DVD MOVIE B |
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