Orphans of the Storm
A dramatic epic
1921 | 150m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
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| Writer: | D.W. Griffith |
| Staring: |
| 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 Date: | Dec 28, 1921 |
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| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
| Writer: | D.W. Griffith |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Romance |
| Keywords | paris, france, french revolution, remake, based on play or musical, female protagonist, silent film, 18th century, blindness, aristocracy, sister sister relationship, french history |
| Production Companies | D.W. Griffith Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lillian Gish | Henriette Girard |
| Dorothy Gish | Louise Girard |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Chevalier de Vaudrey |
| Creighton Hale | Picard |
| Monte Blue | Danton |
| Sidney Herbert | Robespierre |
| Lucille La Verne | Mother Frochard |
| Sheldon Lewis | Jacques Frochard |
| Frank Puglia | Pierre |
| Morgan Wallace | Marquis de Praille |
| Frank Losee | Count de Linieres |
| Leslie King | Jacques-Forget-Not |
| Katherine Emmet | Countess de Linieres |
| Flora Finch | A Starving Peasant (uncredited) |
| Louis Wolheim | Executioner (uncredited) |
| Marcia Harris | Henriette's Landlady (uncredited) |
| Lee Kohlmar | King Louis XVI (uncredited) |
| Kate Bruce | Sister Geneviève (uncredited) |
| Adolph Lestina | The Doctor (uncredited) |
| Kenny Delmar | The Chevalier - as a Boy |
| Herbert Sutch | Meat Carver at Festival |
| Fay Marbe | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jill Rainsford | |
| Frances Robinson | Henriette as a Child (uncredited) |
| Rita Rogan | Louise as a child (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| D.W. Griffith | Director, Screenplay |
| Edward Scholl | Set Designer |
| William Frederick Peters | Original Music Composer |
| Paul H. Allen | Director of Photography |
| Hendrik Sartov | Director of Photography |
| James Smith | Editor |
| Rose Smith | Editor |
| Charles M. Kirk | Art Direction |
| Herbert Sutch | Assistant Director |
| Eugène Cormon | Theatre Play |
| Adolphe d'Ennery | Theatre Play |
| Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| D.W. Griffith | Producer |
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