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  1. 4 days ago · It stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Donald Crisp, and tells the story of young girl, Lucy Burrows, who is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows, and meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with her. It was the first film distributed by United Artists.

  2. Jul 3, 2024 · Richard Barthelmess and Lillian Gish in the 1919 film “Broken Blossoms.”. Throughout the play, some moments depicting the making of the movie are delivered with an absurd humor, given the ...

  3. Jul 17, 2024 · Rare Silent Film - Best Quality Available - Hard to Find DVD on email - Contact: windowintothepast@hotmail.comSubtitles: English, Español, PortuguêsNO freig...

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  4. Jul 12, 2024 · Griffith apparently didn’t think twice about casting a white movie star, Richard Barthelmess, as a Chinese man wearing “yellowface” makeup — or casting 25-year-old Lillian Gish as the possibly pre-teen girl.

  5. Jul 13, 2024 · Conlan Ledwith as Richard Barthelmess (left), Ron Song as Moon Kwan (center), and Gavin Kawin Lee as James B. Leong (right) in Unbroken Blossom at East West Players. (Photo by Zev Rose Woolley)...

  6. Jul 15, 2024 · A pariah in the form of disgraced flier Richard Barthelmess must prove his courage before he can be reabsorbed into the brotherhood. With death a constant presence, the men have their own private codes and rituals.

  7. Jul 18, 2024 · However, the star, Lillian Gish, was paired with a white actor in yellowface, Richard Barthelmess — a common practice at the time. Two Chinese Americans — Moon Kwan, an idealistic family man, and James Leong, a cynical, aspiring filmmaker — were brought in as cultural consultants, but were confronted with the racism that was an integral ...