The White Sister
The White Sister is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman, directed by Henry King, and belatedly released by Metro Pictures. It was based on the 1909 play of the same name by Francis Marion Crawford and Walter Hackett. It is the second of four adaptations of the play, 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 and Captain Giovanni Severini 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 false pretenses family friend hatred help hopelessly in love injured kiss lightning marriage contract married morning mount vesuvius older brother pass second marriage whine |
| musicBy | Joseph Carl Breil |
| producer | Henry King |
| publisher | Metro Pictures |
| theme | disaster romantic drama silent |