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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.
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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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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:George V. Hobart, Charles E. Whittaker
In Theaters:9/5/1923
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Runtime:135 minutes
Studio:Inspiration Pictures
Cast
Henry King
Director
Lillian Gish
Angela Chiaromonte
Ronald Colman
Capt. Giovanni Severi
Gail Kane
Marchesa di Mola
J. Barney Sherry
Monsignor Saracinesca
Charles Lane
Prince Chiaromonte
Juliette La Violette
Madame Bernard
Gustavo Serena
Prof. Ugo Severi
Alfredo Bertone
Filmore Durand
Roman Ibanez
Count del Ferice
Alfredo Martinelli
Alfredo del Ferice
Ida Carloni Talli
Mother Superior
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