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The White Rose (1923 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The White Rose' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was written, produced, and directed by Griffith, and stars Mae Marsh, Ivor Novello, Carol Dempster, and Neil Hamilton.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WhiteRose1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The White Rose'] at silentera.com Though this film is extant, it is one of Griffith's rarely seen films.
Plot
A wealthy young Southern aristocrat, Joseph, graduates from a seminary and, before he takes charge of his assigned parish, decides to go out and see what "the real world" is all about. He winds up in New Orleans and finds himself attracted to a poor, unsophisticated orphan girl, Bessie, that he meets at a dance hall. One thing leads to another, and before long Bessie finds that she is pregnant with Joseph's child.
Cast
Production
The film was shot in several locations throughout Florida and Louisiana; including in New Iberia, Louisiana.
Lucille La Verne and Porter Strong played household servant roles in blackface.
Reception
The film was not well received. It was viewed as another typical story of the young innocent girl robbed of her purity told at a very slow pace.
Preservation status
Prints of 'The White Rose' are listed as being located at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Academy Film Archive, and several other film archives.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.716/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'The White Rose']
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