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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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lillian GishLillian GishAngela Chiaromonte
  • Photo of Ronald ColmanRonald ColmanCapt. Giovanni Severi
  • Photo of Gail KaneGail KaneMarchesa di Mola
  • Photo of J. Barney SherryJ. Barney SherryMonsignor Saracinesca
  • Photo of Charles LaneCharles LanePrince Chiaromonte
  • Photo of Juliette La VioletteJuliette La VioletteMadame Bernard
  • Photo of Gustavo SerenaGustavo SerenaProf. Ugo Severi
  • Photo of Alfredo BertoneAlfredo BertoneFilmore Durand
  • Photo of Roman IbanezRoman IbanezCount del Ferice
  • Photo of Alfredo MartinelliAlfredo MartinelliAlfredo del Ferice

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