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Broken Blossoms

1936, Movie, NR, 78 mins

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The old Brit stiff upper lip, but quivering like crazy here. Remake of Griffith's masterpiece was earmarked for failure, despite writing and acting of Williams. Griffith conferred with the company that perpetrated this remake, but had the good sense to bow out. The result is the story seems more maudlin than the silent version; it was far too dated for 1936, and only a very special actress could have made it work (Sylvia Sydney, maybe?). Instead, that's Dolly Haas, who later... read more leave a comment
Year: 1936
Rated NR

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Cast
Dolly Haas: Lucy Burrows
Emlyn Williams: Chen
Arthur Margetson: Battling Burrows
Gibb McLaughlin: Evil Eye
Donald Calthrop: Old Chinaman
Ernest Sefton: Manager

 

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