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Orphans of the Storm

1921 • 150 minutes
DramaHistoryRomance

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.

Picture of Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Henriette Girard

Picture of Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Louise Girard

Picture of Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Chevalier de Vaudrey

Picture of Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Picard

Picture of Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Danton

Picture of Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Robespierre

Picture of Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

Mother Frochard

Picture of Sheldon Lewis

Sheldon Lewis

Jacques Frochard

Picture of Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Pierre

Picture of Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Marquis de Praille

Picture of Frank Losee

Frank Losee

Count de Linieres

Picture of Leslie King

Leslie King

Jacques-Forget-Not

Picture of Katherine Emmet

Katherine Emmet

Countess de Linieres

Picture of Flora Finch

Flora Finch

A Starving Peasant (uncredited)

Picture of Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Executioner (uncredited)

Picture of Marcia Harris

Marcia Harris

Henriette's Landlady (uncredited)

Picture of Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

King Louis XVI (uncredited)

Picture of Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

Sister Geneviève (uncredited)

Picture of Adolph Lestina

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor (uncredited)