Broken Blossoms

1919, 1h 30min

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.

"Broken Blossoms" — drama and romance movie produced in USA and released in 1919. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 30min. "Broken Blossoms" is currently available to stream on MGM+, fuboTV, FlixFling and Tubi and for rent and to buy on FlixFling Rent & Buy. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United States