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The White Sister (1915 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=6845 '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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WhiteSister1915.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The White Sister'] at silentera.com[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=18196 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The White Sister'] It is not known whether the film survives.
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
References
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