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Orphans of the Storm (1921)

A dramatic epic

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.

Release: 1921-12-28
Runtime: 150 min
Rating: 6.773 / 10
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
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)