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The Story That Never Grows Old

The Two Orphans

REEL ONE: Diane Eleanor De Vaudrey secretly marries a man beneath her. A child is born, Louise, the blind girl. Diane's father kills her husband and forces her to marry the Count de Linieres, who remains ignorant of Louise's existence. Louise is placed in the keeping of a peasant woman who has a child of her own, Henriette. Eighteen years later, the peasant woman dies and the two orphans start for Paris. The day they arrive in Paris, the Marquis de Preales notices Henriette and decides to kidnap her. Henriette rescues Marianne, an outcast, from suicide. Henriette is abducted by the Marquis. Marianne, in order to escape from Jacques Frochard, surrenders to the Gendarmes. Louise, left alone, starts toward the river and is saved from falling into the water by Pierre Frochard. a brother of Jacques. La Frochard, an old woman beggar, lives with her two sons. Louise now falls into their hands. The Marquis has brought Henriette to a garden fete, given in honor of the Chevalier.

Credits

The Two Orphans Cast

Name Character
Kathlyn Williams She was 32, 81 years old when she died as Henriette
Charles Clary He was 38, 58 years old when he died as Count de Linieres, Minister of Police
Winifred Greenwood She was 26, 76 years old when she died as Louise
Myrtle Stedman She was 26, 52 years old when she died as Countess de Linieres

The Two Orphans Crew

Name Department
Otis Turner as Director. He was 48 (55) years old when He died Directing
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The Two Orphans (112 years)

The Story That Never Grows Old

  • Release day: Sunday, September 24, 1911
  • Runtime: 32 minutes