Cheng Huan is a missionary whose goal is to bring the teachings of peace by Buddha to the civilized Anglo-Saxons. Upon landing in England, he is quickly disillusioned by the intolerance and apathy of the country. He becomes a storekeeper of a small shop. Out his window, he sees the young Lucy Burrows. She is regularly beaten by her prizefighter father, underfed and wears ragged clothes. Even in this deplorable condition, Cheng can see that she is a priceless beauty and he falls in love with her from afar. On the day that she passes out in front of his store, he takes her in and cares for her. With nothing but love in his heart, he dresses her in silks and provides food for her. Still weak, she stays in his shop that night and all that Cheng does is watch over her. The peace and happiness that he sees last only until Battling Burrows finds out that his daughter is with a foreigner.

Broken Blossoms (1919)

Frankenstein, as a young medical student, tries to create the perfect human being, but instead creates a misshapen monster.

Frankenstein (1910)

Intolerance and its devastating effects are explored across four historical eras: a mountain girl in ancient Babylon, hypocritical Pharisees condemning Jesus in Judea, young Huguenots unaware of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and social reformers in modern America.

Intolerance (1916)

Nightmarish visions plague a young man who murders his awful uncle to clear the way for a love affair.

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)

The story of two men who love the same woman and meet in the trenches of the First World War. Their tale becomes a microcosm of the horrors of the war.

1910s