Broken Blossoms is a 1936 British drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Emlyn Williams, Arthur Margetson, Basil Radford and Edith Sharpe. Director Bernard Vorhaus was technical supervisor.[1]
| Broken Blossoms | |
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| Directed by | John Brahm |
| Written by | Emlyn Williams |
| Based on | Limehouse Nights |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen by Thomas Burke |
| Starring | Arthur Margetson Emlyn Williams Basil Radford Dolly Haas |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant Hal Young |
| Edited by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Music by | Karol Rathaus |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twickenham Film Distributors Ltd (UK) Imperial Distributing Corporation (US) Haussmann Films (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film is based on the short story "The Chink and the Child" by Thomas Burke from his collection Limehouse Nights (1916), and was produced at Twickenham Studios in London. The story had previously been adapted by D. W. Griffith for his film Broken Blossoms (1919) starring Lillian Gish.
Plot
editA Chinese Buddhist missionary comes to London where he works in the slums and helps a young girl being ill-treated by her abusive father.
Cast
edit- Dolly Haas as Lucy Burrows
- Emlyn Williams as Chen
- Arthur Margetson as Battling Burrows
- C. V. France as High Priest
- Basil Radford as Mr. Reed
- Edith Sharpe as Mrs. Reed
- Ernest Jay as Alf
- Bertha Belmore as Daisy
- Gibb McLaughlin as Evil Eye
- Ernest Sefton as Manager
- Donald Calthrop as Old Chinaman
- Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Lossy
- Kenneth Villiers as Missionary
- Dorothy Minto as Woman
- Sam Wilkinson as Guide
- Jerry Verno as Bert
References
editExternal links
edit- Broken Blossoms at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
- Broken Blossoms at the BFI's Screenonline
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