Cheng Huan, a missionary in England, becomes disillusioned by intolerance. He falls in love with Lucy Burrows, a young girl beaten by her father. After rescuing her, he cares for her until her father discovers them.

Broken Blossoms (1919)

In the beer garden, Balduin, a student of Prague, leaves his rystering companions. He is scarcely seated in a quiet corner when a hideous, shriveled-up old man taps him on the shoulder and whispers vaguely of a big inheritance for Prague's finest swordsman and wildest student if he will enter into a certain agreement. Balduin rebuffs him, satirically asking his weird companion to procure him "the luckiest ticket in a lottery or a doweried wife." The old man goes off chuckling, and thence onward, persistently shadows Balduin, exerting a sinister influence over him while Balduin is still disconsolate under the frowns of fortune.

The Student of Prague (1913)

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)

Charlie, a brave boot camp private, embarks on a daring and dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Facing treacherous conditions and overwhelming odds, he must rely on his courage and instincts to survive and succeed.

Shoulder Arms (1918)

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

1910s