The White Sister (1923)
1923 · Silent film · 135 min · dir. Henry King
A love that outlived passion!
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
Angela 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.
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Details
- Director
- Henry King
- Writer
- Francis Marion Crawford
- Composer
- Joseph Carl Breil
- Cinematography
- Roy F. Overbaugh
- Studio
- Inspiration Pictures
- Released
- 1923-09-05
- Running time
- 135 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Cast & crew
Henry King Director
Lillian Gish
Ronald Colman
Gail Kane
J. Barney Sherry
Charles Lane- Juliette La Violette
Gustavo Serena- Alfredo Bertone
