The White Sister (1915 film)

The White Sister is a 1915 American silent film produced by Essanay Studios. It is based on the 1909 play The White Sister by F. Marion Crawford and Walter Hackett.The White Sister play, produced on Broadway in 1909 at Daly's Theatre; IBDb.com This film, directed by Fred E. Wright, stars Viola Allen, a prominent stage actress in her first movie. Allen had also created the role in the play and it was one of her biggest successes.Progressive Silent Film List: The White Sister at silentera.comThe AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The White Sister It is not known whether the film survives.

Plot summary

Cast Viola Allen – Donna Angela Chiaramonte Richard C. Travers – Lt. Giovanni Severi Florence Oberle – Princess Chiaramonte Thomas Commerford – Monseigneur Saracinesca Emilie Melville – Mother Superior (aka Emelie Melville) John Thorn – Filmore Durand Sidney Ainsworth – Captain Ugo Severi (*Sydney Ainsworth) Ernest Maupain – Dr. Pieri Camille D'Arcy – Madame Bernard John H. Cossar – Minister of War (*aka John Cossar) Frank Dayton – Colonel Parlo

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