Tears of the Broken Flowers

Chinese young man Cheng Huan (played by Richard Barthelmess) travels to London, hoping to teach Buddhist teachings in a foreign country. Unexpectedly, the ideal was full but the reality was cruel. The depressed and frustrated Cheng Huan not only abandoned his career, but was also contaminated with opium, living in decadence and depression all day long. By chance, Cheng Huan met a beautiful girl named Ruth (Lillian Gish). Ruth has a very miserable life experience. Her father Bartin (Donald Crisp) is a ferocious alcoholic who often beats Ruth after he gets drunk. The same tragic experience brought two lonely hearts closer and closer. Finally, Ruth, who could not bear the torture of her father, ran away from home, and Cheng Huan took her in. The good times did not last long, but Batin soon found the trace of Ruth and took her home forcibly. What awaited Ruth would be another round of torture like a violent storm.