Orphans of the Storm (1921)

6.8 | Dec 28, 1921 (US) | Drama, History, Romance | 02:30

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

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.