The White Sister
1923 · 135 min
Drama · Romance
★ 7.2Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Crew
- Director Henry King
- Writer George V. Hobart
- Writer Charles E. Whittaker
- Director of Photography Roy F. Overbaugh
Cast
Lillian Gish
Angela Chiaromonte
Ronald Colman
Capt. Giovanni Severi
Gail Kane
Marchesa di Mola
J. Barney Sherry
Monsignor Saracinesca
Charles Lane
Prince Chiaromonte
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Juliette La Violette
Madame Bernard
Gustavo Serena
Prof. Ugo Severi
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Alfredo Bertone
Filmore Durand
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Roman Ibanez
Count del Ferice
Alfredo Martinelli
Alfredo del Ferice
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Ida Carloni Talli
Mother Superior
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Giovanni Viccola
Gen. Mazzini
Crew
- Director — Henry King
- Writer — George V. Hobart
- Writer — Charles E. Whittaker
- Director of Photography — Roy F. Overbaugh
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