Orphans of the Storm (1921)

  • NR
  • 12/28/1921 (US)
  • Drama, History, Romance
  • 2h 30m

A dramatic epic

Overview

France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.

D.W. Griffith

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gish's headshot

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkraut's headshot

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey
Creighton Hale's headshot

Creighton Hale

Picard
Monte Blue's headshot

Monte Blue

Danton
Sidney Herbert's headshot

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre
Lucille La Verne's headshot

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard
Sheldon Lewis's headshot

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard

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