Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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.
- Released
- 1921-12-28
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith, D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 106 votes
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Henriette Girard
- Dorothy Gish as Louise Girard
- Joseph Schildkraut as Chevalier de Vaudrey
- Creighton Hale as Picard
- Monte Blue as Danton
- Sidney Herbert as Robespierre
- Lucille La Verne as Mother Frochard
- Sheldon Lewis as Jacques Frochard
- Frank Puglia as Pierre
- Morgan Wallace as Marquis de Praille
- Frank Losee as Count de Linieres
- Leslie King as Jacques-Forget-Not