The White Sister (1933)

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Movie
German title The white sister
Original title The White Sister
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1933
length 105 minutes
Rod
Director Victor Fleming
script Donald Ogden Stewart , Charles MacArthur (uncredited)
production Hunt Stromberg for MGM
music Herbert Stothart
camera William H. Daniels
cut Hal C. Kern
occupation

The White Sister (OT: The White Sister ) is a 1933 American film starring Helen Hayes and Clark Gable and directed by Victor Fleming .

action

Princess Angela Chiaromonte is about to marry the banker Ernesto Traversi when chance brings her together with the soldier Giovanni Severi. Angela falls head over heels in love with the handsome Giovanni. At first the young woman resists the advances of her admirer and, with reference to the upcoming engagement, renounces further meetings. But Giovanni appears unsolicited at the big garden party that Prince Chiromonte, Angela's father, is giving on the occasion of the upcoming wedding in honor of his daughter. There is a passionate kiss between the lovers when suddenly the prince appears. He forbids his daughter to have any further contact with Giovanni, but Angela simply runs away with her lover. Her father follows the two fugitives and dies in the process. Angela and Giovanni want to get married, but then the young man is drafted. Shortly afterwards, Angela receives the message that her lover has fallen. With regret about her father's death and her broken heart, Angela renounces the world and takes the veil. Shortly afterwards, Angela is working in a hospital close to the front, when suddenly Giovanni, who did not fall, is standing in front of her. His joy at seeing his beloved again is marred by Angela's strict refusal to renounce her spiritual status. Giovanni leaves them deeply disappointed, only to be hit by the enemy's bullets shortly afterwards. He dies in the arms of Angela, who confesses her eternal love to him.

background

Francis Marion Crawford's 1909 novel The White Sister had already been made into films several times, including 1923 with Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman directed by Henry King . MGM planned another adaptation in 1932 and saw it as a suitable follow-up project for Helen Hayes , who was awarded the Oscar for best actress for The Sin of Madelon Claudet at the 1932 Academy Awards . Douglas Fairbanks junior was initially intended for the male lead before Clark Gable was awarded the contract. Prince Chiaromonte was initially to be played by Richard Bennett , the father of Constance and Joan Bennett .

Helen Hayes and Clark Gable shot Nachtflug shortly afterwards , where they play married couples, but have no scenes together.

Theatrical release

The manufacturing cost was 625,000 US dollars, which was the budget for an above-average expensive production at MGM. At the box office, the film proved very popular. In the United States, he grossed $ 750,000, with a further $ 922,000 from foreign markets. With a cumulative box office result of 1,672,000 US dollars, the studio was able to realize a handsome profit of 456,000 US dollars.

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