The White Rose
movie

The Glorification of a Woman's Eternal Love
Released May 21, 1923
Overview
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.
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

Jane Thomas
as
Cigarstand Girl

Kate Bruce
as
John's Aunt

Erville Alderson
as
Man of the World
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Herbert Sutch
as
The Bishop

Joseph Burke
as
The Landlord

Mary Foy
as
The Landlady
Crew

D.W. Griffith
as
Director

D.W. Griffith
as
Writer

Billy Bitzer
as
Director of Photography
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Edward Scholl
as
Special Effects

D.W. Griffith
as
Producer
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Hendrik Sartov
as
Director of Photography
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Harold S. Sintzenich
as
Director of Photography
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Charles M. Kirk
as
Art Direction
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Joseph Carl Breil
as
Original Music Composer
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Herbert Sutch
as
Assistant Director