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.
Lillian Gish
as Henriette Girard
Dorothy Gish
as Louise Girard
Joseph Schildkraut
as Chevalier de Vaudrey
Creighton Hale
as Picard
Monte Blue
as Danton
Sidney Herbert
as Robespierre
Lucille La Verne
as Mother Frochard
Sheldon Lewis
as Jacques Frochard
Frank Puglia
as Pierre
Morgan Wallace
as Marquis de Praille
Frank Losee
as Count de Linieres
Leslie King
as Jacques-Forget-Not
