Broken Blossoms

N.p. N.p., Circa 1919. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1919 film, showing Lillian Gish in a patterned shawl and straw hat, sitting on a coil of rope.

A tragedy based on a short story by Thomas Burke, about a young girl who is abused by her father, an alcoholic ex-prizefighter, and is taken in by a kindly Chinese man.

Set in London.

6.75 x 8.5 inches, trimmed irregularly, with margins on two sides. Very Good plus, with a crease to the bottom right corner.

National Film Registry.

[Book #171466]