White Sister, The
MGM (1933)
Romance
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IMDB   6.2
1 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Helen Hayes Angela Chiaromonte
Clark Gable Giovanni Severi
Lewis Stone Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Louise Closser Hale Mina Bernardo
May Robson Mother Superior
Edward Arnold Father Saracinesca
Alan Edwards Ernesto Traversi
Richard Bennett Cardinal Giving Vows
Agostino Borgato Patriotic Citizen
Nora Cecil Extra at Carnival
Gino Corrado Enrico - Guido's Chauffeur
Lumsden Hare Commander
Anthony Jowitt Undetermined Role
Greta Meyer German Mother
Inez Palange
Director
Victor Fleming

Uggh! Apart from the wonderful acting of Helen Hayes and Clark Gable, this is a very silly and forgettable romance. Clark plays a young soldier than falls for a princess. They know that their love is doomed due to the difference in their social status, but despite everything their love seems unavoidable. Later, when she thinks Gable dies, she drops everything to become a,....NUN!!! Then, when Gable returns it is too late,...she's married to God and cannot renounce her vows (though exactly WHY I couldn't figure out). If you haven't guessed, the plot just seems really hokey and silly. And, unfortunately, it is just that and nothing more. I only recommend it for fans of Hollywood's Golden Age and Clark Gable. All others, I'm afraid, will see it and be turned off older movies and that would be a shame.

By the way, this is a remake of a silent film which starred Lillian Gish and Ronald Coleman. In many ways, the film was better than this 1933 remake and the old fashioned plot seems more suited for a silent.
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