Orphans of the Storm

2h 30min

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.

Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey
Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre
Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard
Sheldon Lewis

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard
Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Marquis de Praille
Frank Losee

Frank Losee

Count de Linieres
Leslie King

Leslie King

Jacques-Forget-Not
Katherine Emmet

Katherine Emmet

Countess de Linieres
Flora Finch

Flora Finch

A Starving Peasant (uncredited)
Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Executioner (uncredited)
Marcia Harris

Marcia Harris

Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)
Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

King Louis XVI (uncredited)
Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Sister Geneviève (uncredited)
Adolph Lestina

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor (uncredited)

Release date

28th Dec 1921

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language