The White Sister
The White Sister is a 1923 American drama film starring Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman, directed by Henry King, and belatedly released by Metro Pictures. It was based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Francis Marion Crawford. It is the second of four adaptations of the novel, preceded by a 1915 production and followed by a 1933 sound film, starring Helen Hayes and Clark Gable, and a 1960 Mexican production.
Plot
Angela Chiaromonte (Lillian Gish) and Captain Giovanni Severini (Ronald Colman) are deeply in love, but Angela's wealthy father, Prince Chiaromonte, does not know this and arranges her marriage, without her knowledge, to the son of Count del Ferice. However, the prince dies in an accident.
More details
| author | Don Bartlett |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Henry King |
| editor | W. Duncan Mansfield |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | attack bad news break catatonia catatonic catholic church church false pretenses family friend hatred help hopelessly in love injured kiss lava lightning marriage contract married monsignor morning mount vesuvius nun older brother pass pope second marriage whine will |
| musicBy | Joseph Carl Breil |
| producer | Henry King |
| publisher | Metro Pictures |
| theme | disaster romantic drama |