Cheng Huan is a missionary whose goal is to bring the teachings of peace by Buddha to the civilized Anglo-Saxons. Upon landing in England, he is quickly disillusioned by the intolerance and apathy of the country. He becomes a storekeeper of a small shop. Out his window, he sees the young Lucy Burrows. She is regularly beaten by her prizefighter father, underfed and wears ragged clothes. Even in this deplorable condition, Cheng can see that she is a priceless beauty and he fal... (Full plot summary below)
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Cheng Huan is a missionary whose goal is to bring the teachings of peace by Buddha to the civilized Anglo-Saxons. Upon landing in England, he is quickly disillusioned by the intolerance and apathy of the country. He becomes a storekeeper of a small shop. Out his window, he sees the young Lucy Burrows. She is regularly beaten by her prizefighter father, underfed and wears ragged clothes. Even in this deplorable condition, Cheng can see that she is a priceless beauty and he falls in love with her from afar. On the day that she passes out in front of his store, he takes her in and cares for her. With nothing but love in his heart, he dresses her in silks and provides food for her. Still weak, she stays in his shop that night and all that Cheng does is watch over her. The peace and happiness that he sees last only until Battling Burrows finds out that his daughter is with a foreigner.
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| Film ThreatPhil HallProgressive for its day, but strictly of historic value today. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFilms like this, naive as they seem today, helped nudge a xenophobic nation toward racial tolerance. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomDespite its old-fashioned melodrama roots, a great movie with Gish at her most beautiful and vulnerable. Griffith was the master. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonMay be [Griffith's] simplest, most affecting work. |
| Time OutTom MilneVery much on the credit side, though, are stretches of pure Griffith poetry, marvellous use of light and shadow in cameraman Billy Bitzer's evocation of foggy Limehouse, and a truly unforgettable performance from Gish. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonDefinitely a silent drama fighting against the traditional limitations of the form and the strict social mores of the day. One of Lillian Gish's most moving performances. |
| VarietyVariety StaffAlthough the picture consumes only 90 minutes, it somehow seems draggy, for the reason that everything other than the scenes with the three principals seems extraneous and tends to clog the progression of the tale. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIt's an important film that should be seen, but it's hardly the flawless masterpiece it's often hailed as. |
| Tim Dirks' The Greatest FilmsTim DirksBroken Blossoms (1919) is director D. W. Griffith's most tragic, serious, poetic, intricate, and melodramatic film. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThis mawkish Victorian melodrama rises above its faults with a stylishly beautiful film that also brings real tragedy to the screen. |
