The White Sister (1923)
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.
- Released
- 1923-09-05
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henry King
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Angela Chiaromonte
- Ronald Colman as Capt. Giovanni Severi
- Gail Kane as Marchesa di Mola
- J. Barney Sherry as Monsignor Saracinesca
- Charles Lane as Prince Chiaromonte
- Juliette La Violette as Madame Bernard
- Gustavo Serena as Prof. Ugo Severi
- Alfredo Bertone as Filmore Durand
- Roman Ibanez as Count del Ferice
- Alfredo Martinelli as Alfredo del Ferice
- Ida Carloni Talli as Mother Superior
- Giovanni Viccola as Gen. Mazzini