The White SisterMovie
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.
About The White Sister
The White Sister is a 1923 drama, romance movie directed by Henry King.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 15m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Lillian Gish, Ronald Colman, Gail Kane, J. Barney Sherry. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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