A young Chinese Buddhist, Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess), travels to London to spread positivity. Meanwhile, a middle aged white boxer, Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp), spends his time drinking and beating his daughter, Lucy Burrows (Lillian Gish). Dark & Claustrophobic D.W. Griffith's 1919 film, Broken Blossoms is based on The Chink and the Child by Thomas
After watching so many of these ancient movies, it seemed like a good idea to memorialize what I have seen. Many were not outstanding by today's standards, although at the time they were all novel. Many were slow in terms of pacing and at times difficult to get through. With all of that said, it
It is not surprising that the earliest feature length Italian film is based on one of Dante's Poems, Inferno. Not only was Dante a catalyst for Italian language, but Inferno, the poem, itself is a great source for a visual piece of entertainment. Inferno is a story that lends itself well to techniques only possible
An overindulged socialite named Edith, played by Fannie Ward, is asked to cut back on the lavish spending by her husband until his investments can pay off. Impatiently, she takes advantage of her treasury position at the red cross and takes $10,000 and tries to invest it herself. That quickly fails and she resorts to
A house keeper quits, leaving a mother and her child alone in the house. As she leaves, a tramp starts poking around the house and tries to find a way inside. The mother calls the husband as the tramp breaks in to the house and begins to race home before the knife wielding tramp can
