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Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Drama Romance History

A dramatic epic

Release Date: 1921, December 28
Directors: D.W. Griffith
Countries: United States of America
Production: D.W. Griffith Productions
Cast: Frank O'Connor, Lucille La Verne, Monte Blue, Creighton Hale, Frank Puglia, Joseph Schildkraut, Lillian Gish, Morgan Wallace, Louis Wolheim, Kenny Delmar, Dorothy Gish, Leslie King

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.

Keywords:

female protagonist 18th century remake sister sister relationship blindness based on play or musical paris, france french revolution silent film aristocracy french history