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The White Sister

70% | Sep 05, 1923 | Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Henry King
Director
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction

Cast

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Lillian Gish
Angela Chiaromonte
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Ronald Colman
Capt. Giovanni Severi
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Gail Kane
Marchesa di Mola
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J. Barney Sherry
Monsignor Saracinesca
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Charles Lane
Prince Chiaromonte

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