Orphans of the Storm (1921)
A dramatic epic
1921 · NR · 2h 30m · Drama, History, Romance
Genres: 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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: D.W. Griffith
Music by: William Frederick Peters
Cinematography: Billy Bitzer, Paul H. Allen
Editor: Rose Smith, James Smith
Rated 6.8/10 by 106 viewers
Cast
Lillian Gish as Henriette GirardDorothy Gish as Louise GirardJoseph Schildkraut as Chevalier de VaudreyCreighton Hale as PicardMonte Blue as DantonSidney Herbert as RobespierreLucille La Verne as Mother FrochardSheldon Lewis as Jacques FrochardFrank Puglia as PierreMorgan Wallace as Marquis de PrailleFrank Losee as Count de LinieresLeslie King as Jacques-Forget-NotMore like this
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