Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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.

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Cast

Lillian Gish Lillian Gish As: Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gish Dorothy Gish As: Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkraut Joseph Schildkraut As: Chevalier de Vaudrey
Creighton Hale Creighton Hale As: Picard
Monte Blue Monte Blue As: Danton
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A dramatic epic
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Language: No Language

Release Date: 28 December 1921

Country: US

Runtime: 150m

Company Credits

Company: D.W. Griffith Productions

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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)

Adolph Lestina

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor (uncredited)

Directed By

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Director

Herbert Sutch

Herbert Sutch

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Screenplay

Eugène Cormon

Eugène Cormon

Theatre Play

Adolphe d'Ennery

Adolphe d'Ennery

Theatre Play

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

William Frederick Peters

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Paul H. Allen

Paul H. Allen

Director of Photography

Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Hendrik Sartov

Hendrik Sartov

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Charles M. Kirk

Charles M. Kirk

Art Direction

Edward Scholl

Edward Scholl

Set Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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