The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
250 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- D.W. GriffithWriter
Cast
- Lillian GishLucy Burrows
- Richard BarthelmessCheng Huan
- Donald CrispBattling Burrows
- Arthur HowardBurrows' Manager
- Edward Peil Sr.Evil Eye
- George BerangerThe Spying One
- Norman SelbyA Prizefighter
- Ernest ButterworthSecondary Role (uncredited)
- Frederic HamenSecondary Role (uncredited)
- Wilbur HigbyLondon Policeman (uncredited)
- Man-Ching KwanBuddhist Monk (uncredited)
- Bobbie MackRingside Employee (uncredited)
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Themes
suicidelondon, englandchinaboxerbuddhistmurderracismblack and whitealcoholicsilent filmbased on short story