Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Unfortunately the movie The White Sister is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Henry King | Director |
| Writing | Francis Marion Crawford | Novel |
| Writing | George V. Hobart | Writer |
| Writing | Charles E. Whittaker | Writer |
| Production | Henry King | Producer |
| Sound | Joseph Carl Breil | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Roy F. Overbaugh | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Duncan Mansfield | Editor |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Production | Joseph C. Boyle | Production Manager |
