Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.
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- TriviaWilliam J. Walsh, an extra playing a soldier, was killed on set when a prop rifle he was leaning on went off by accident; although the weapon was loaded with a blank cartridge, the wadding from a blank fired at point-blank range is capable of inflicting serious injury or death.
- GoofsWhen the Bastille is taken, the prisoners are freed. There are many of them. In reality, only seven prisoners were freed during the taking of the Bastille.
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Title Card: [Opening lines] TIME, - Before and during the French Revolution. Our story is of two little orphans who suffer first through the tyranny - selfishness - of Kingly bosses, nobles and aristocrats. After the King's Government falls they suffer with the rest of the people as much through the new Government, established by the pussy-footing Robespierre through Anarchy and Bolshevism. Strange that both these evil rulers were otherwise highly moral men except that they saw evil in all who did not THINK AS THEY DID. The lesson - the French Revolution RIGHTLY overthrew a BAD government. But we in America should be careful lest we with a GOOD government mistake fanatics for leaders and exchange our decent law and order for Anarchy and Bolshevism.
- Crazy creditsThe starring Gish sisters are not listed in the opening credits. They are introduced on title cards as "Louise--Miss Dorothy Gish" and "Henriette--Miss Lillian Gish."
- ConnectionsEdited into Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
The French Revolution used to be a frequent setting for some fine films - between the ideas involved and the upheavals that it brought, it's almost ready-made for cinema. Here, as the two sisters, Lillian and Dorothy are struggling to help each other when they are caught up in the turmoil around them, and they find themselves involved with everyone from the lowest classes of society up to some of the best-known personalities of the Revolution.
The historical background is often stylized, and it is mainly there to lend drama to the story about the sisters, rather than to provide an accurate look at history. The characterizations of some of the revolutionary leaders are interesting, but they are not always accurate. Yet from a purely dramatic viewpoint it works well. The involved story, along with the personal appeal of Gish sisters, combine to win the audience's sympathy quickly, and to heighten the tension as the story plays out. It's a well-acted and memorable melodrama.
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- The Two Orphans
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- Mamaroneck, New York, USA(D.W. Griffith: Father of Film)
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- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1