The White Sister (1915 film)

The White Sister
Directed by Fred E. Wright
Produced by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (Essanay Studios)
Written by F. Marion Crawford (play)
Walter Hackett (play)
Starring Viola Allen
Cinematography Rudolph J. Bergquist
Distributed by V-L-S-E
Release date
 June 15, 1915
Running time
 6 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

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.[1] 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.[2][3] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[2]

Cast

  • Viola Allen – Donna Angela Chiaramonte
  • Richard C. Travers – Lt. Giovanni Severi
  • Florence Oberle – Princess Chiaramonte
  • Thomas Commerford – Monseigneur Saracinesca
  • Emilie Melville – Mother Superior
  • 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
  • Frank Dayton – Colonel Parlo

References

  1. ↑ The White Sister play, produced on Broadway in 1909 at Daly's Theatre; IBDb.com
  2. 1 2 Progressive Silent Film List: The White Sister at silentera.com
  3. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The White Sister


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