Released:
1921-12-28

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.

Director:
D.W. Griffith

Runtime:
2h 30min

Genre:
Drama, History, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Lillian Gish
  as
  Henriette Girard
• 
  Dorothy Gish
  as
  Louise Girard
• 
  Joseph Schildkraut
  as
  Chevalier de Vaudrey
• 
  Creighton Hale
  as
  Picard
• 
  Monte Blue
  as
  Danton