Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

A dramatic epic

6.8(89 votes)
1921
2h 30m
Drama
History
Romance

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.

Production

D.W. Griffith Productions

Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard

Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Picard

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Danton

Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard

Sheldon Lewis

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Pierre

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Marquis de Praille

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