Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1923 · 1h 40m

The White Rose

The White Rose poster
Director
D.W. Griffith
Cast
Mae Marsh as Bessie Carol Dempster as Marie Ivor Novello as Joseph Neil Hamilton as John White Lucille La Verne as Auntie Easter Porter Strong as Apollo
Crew
Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography Hendrik Sartov — Director of Photography Harold S. Sintzenich — Director of Photography Joseph Carl Breil — Original Music Composer D.W. Griffith — Writer D.W. Griffith — Producer
Tagline

The Glorification of a Woman's Eternal Love

Synopsis

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. One thing leads to another, and before long Bessie finds that she is pregnant with Joseph's child.

Mood & Themes
seductionaristocratsouthern
Key Collaborators
D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography Hendrik Sartov Director of Photography Harold S. Sintzenich Director of Photography Joseph Carl Breil Original Music Composer D.W. Griffith Writer D.W. Griffith Producer
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