In D.W. Griffith's 1919 feature film Broken Blossoms, a young girl, Lucy Burrows, is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows. She meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with her. As Cheng nurses Lucy back to health, the two form a bond as unwanted
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:06PM on June 19, 2024