(1922) Orphans of the Storm
SILENT ADVENTURE/ HISTORICAL
Adapted from book by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon called "The Two Orphans", centering on two abandoned baby orphans left outside of a church, just because the mother made out with a commoner as opposed to being with royalty, which was her duty as part of being with the aristocrat family. After being left on the Church steps, a harmless beggar then comes to it's aid and with the help of his wife, and a few silver dollars left in the babies blanket, decides to raise it as his own. Jump to many years later, and the two grow up into their teens, one of them grow up to be veteran actress Lilian Gish, Henriette Girard except her sister, Louise Girard (Dorothy Gish) who eventually goes blind, making a pact with each other that neither of them were to be married, until her sister Louise get the operation she needs in order to see. Quite long since it involves many subplots and a cast of thousands which is almost like two different films made into one.
Adapted from book by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon called "The Two Orphans", centering on two abandoned baby orphans left outside of a church, just because the mother made out with a commoner as opposed to being with royalty, which was her duty as part of being with the aristocrat family. After being left on the Church steps, a harmless beggar then comes to it's aid and with the help of his wife, and a few silver dollars left in the babies blanket, decides to raise it as his own. Jump to many years later, and the two grow up into their teens, one of them grow up to be veteran actress Lilian Gish, Henriette Girard except her sister, Louise Girard (Dorothy Gish) who eventually goes blind, making a pact with each other that neither of them were to be married, until her sister Louise get the operation she needs in order to see. Quite long since it involves many subplots and a cast of thousands which is almost like two different films made into one.