The White Rose

The Glorification of a Woman's Eternal Love

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.

• Release date
• May 21, 1923
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• D.W. Griffith

Cast

Mae Marsh Bessie Carol Dempster Marie Ivor Novello Joseph Neil Hamilton John White Lucille La Verne Auntie Easter Porter Strong Apollo Jane Thomas Cigarstand Girl Kate Bruce John's Aunt