Review of Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) by Julian A — 17 Oct 2007

Pretty amazing. Some beautiful scenes and a very powerful film.

This review of Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) was written by Julian A on 17 Oct 2007.

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