Plot SynopsisThe film, titled Broken Blossoms, and subtitled "The Yellow Man and the Girl," introduces the allegorical nature of its three main protagonists in its cast list - an innocent, an idealist, and a strongman brute:Lucy, The Girl (23 year-old Lillian Gish as a 15 year-old girl)The Yellow Man (Richard Barthelmess, a Caucasian actor playing a Chinese character)Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp)The minor characters include the Evil Eye (Edward Peil), The Spying One (George Beranger), and a Prizefighter (Norman Selby).His father rushed over with reprimands: "What are you doing? Stop it!"The Dinner Table Bible-Reading Session:The next scene was a tense Bible-reading session at he dinner table, filmed with a disorienting tilt (in cinematic erms, a "dutch angle") to show the unbalanced nature of the relationship between father and son.But more Mynocks attacked, with the harmful potential to chew on the craft""s cables and disable it.And then the wet, strange ground of the cave began o buckle and shudder as it moved.Han ordered the ship to be fired up and depart - but as they approached the mouth of the cave to exit, they saw a row of sharp, jagged stalactites and stalagmites hat surrounded the collapsing entrance.That way, management can assess who""s valuable" - Lester interrupted: "...and who""s expendable." Brad pretended o confide with Lester, claiming he was one of the "good guys" -- "This is your one chance to save your job.The film earned box-office success with $243.6 million (domestic) and $296.6 million (worldwide) on a budget of $30 million.It was the highest-grossing comedy of all-time, until being surpassed a few years later byHome Alone (1990)at $285.