Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1921-12-28 United States of America 150 Min. PG-13
6.83 88 votes
Drama, History, Romance

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.

Cast

Lillian Gish is Henriette Girard
Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gish is Louise Girard
Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkraut is Chevalier de Vaudrey
Chevalier de Vaudrey
Monte Blue is Danton
Danton
Sidney Herbert is Robespierre
Robespierre
Lucille La Verne is Mother Frochard
Mother Frochard
Sheldon Lewis is Jacques Frochard
Jacques Frochard
Frank Puglia is Pierre
Pierre
Morgan Wallace is Marquis de Praille
Marquis de Praille
Frank Losee is Count de Linieres
Count de Linieres
Leslie King is Jacques-Forget-Not
Jacques-Forget-Not
Katherine Emmet is Countess de Linieres
Countess de Linieres
Flora Finch is A Starving Peasant (uncredited)
A Starving Peasant (uncredited)
Louis Wolheim is Executioner (uncredited)
Executioner (uncredited)
Marcia Harris is Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)
Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)
Lee Kohlmar is King Louis XVI (uncredited)
King Louis XVI (uncredited)
Kate Bruce is Sister Geneviève (uncredited)
Sister Geneviève (uncredited)
Adolph Lestina is The Doctor (uncredited)
The Doctor (uncredited)