The White Rose (1923 film)

1923 film

For other uses, see White Rose (disambiguation).

The White Rose

Lobby card

Directed by| D. W. Griffith
Herbert Sutch (asst. director)
Written by| Irene Sinclair (pen name of Griffith)
Produced by| D. W. Griffith
Starring| Mae Marsh
Ivor Novello
Carol Dempster
Neil Hamilton
Cinematography| Billy Bitzer
Hendrik Sartov
Harold Sintzenich
Music by| Joseph Breil
Distributed by| United Artists

Release date

* May 21, 1923 (1923-05-21)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)
Budget| $425,000[1]
Box office| $900,000[1]
The full film

The White Rose is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was written, produced, and directed by Griffith, and stars Mae Marsh, Ivor Novello, Carol Dempster, and Neil Hamilton.[2] Though this film is extant, it is one of Griffith's rarely seen films.

## Plot[edit]

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, that he meets at a dance hall. One thing leads to another, and before long Bessie finds that she is pregnant with Joseph's child.

## Cast[edit]

* Mae Marsh as Bessie 'Teazie' Williams
* Carol Dempster as Marie Carrington
* Ivor Novello as Joseph Beaugarde
* Neil Hamilton as John White
* Lucille La Verne as 'Auntie' Easter (as Lucille Laverne)
* Porter Strong as Apollo
* Jane Thomas as Cigar Stand Girl
* Kate Bruce as An Aunt
* Erville Alderson as Man of the World
* Herbert Sutch as The Bishop
* Joseph Burke as The Landlord
* Mary Foy as The Landlady
* Charles Emmett Mack as Guest
* Uncle Tom Jenkins as Old Black Man (uncredited)

## Production[edit]

The film was shot in several locations throughout Florida and Louisiana; including in New Iberia and St. Martinville, Louisiana.[3]

Lucille La Verne and Porter Strong played household servant roles in blackface.[4]

## Reception[edit]

The film was not well received. It was viewed as another typical story of the young innocent girl robbed of her purity told at a very slow pace.[4]

## Preservation status[edit]

Prints of The White Rose are listed as being located at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Academy Film Archive, and several other film archives.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Griffith's 20 Year Record". Variety. September 5, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The White Rose at silentera.com
3. ^ "D. W. Griffith Films "The White Rose" At New Iberia". Newspapers.com. Abbeville Meridional. February 24, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
4. ^ a b Horak, Jan-Christopher (2008). "Southern Landscapes of the Mind's Eye: Griffith's The White Rose". Image. 19 (4): 30–33. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
5. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The White Rose

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The White Rose (1923 film).

* The White Rose at IMDb
* Synopsis at AllMovie
* Lantern slide at silenthollywood.com
* Lobby card at moviessilently.com
* Film still at George Eastman House
* Still with D.W. Griffith, Mae Marsh, and Ivor Novello at the Wisconsin Historical Society
* The White Rose is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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1908|

* The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
* The Fight for Freedom (1908)
* The Tavern Keeper's Daughter (1908)
* The Black Viper (1908)
* The Red Man and the Child (1908)
* Deceived Slumming Party (1908)
* The Bandit's Waterloo (1908)
* A Calamitous Elopement (1908)
* The Greaser's Gauntlet (1908)
* The Man and the Woman (1908)
* The Fatal Hour (1908)
* For Love of Gold (1908)
* Balked at the Altar (1908)
* For a Wife's Honor (1908)
* Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)
* Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908)
* The Girl and the Outlaw (1908)
* Behind the Scenes (1908)
* The Red Girl (1908)
* The Heart of O'Yama (1908)
* Where the Breakers Roar (1908)
* A Smoked Husband (1908)
* The Stolen Jewels (1908)
* The Devil (1908)
* The Zulu's Heart (1908)
* Father Gets in the Game (1908)
* Ingomar, the Barbarian (1908)
* The Vaquero's Vow (1908)
* The Planter's Wife (1908)
* Romance of a Jewess (1908)
* The Call of the Wild (1908)
* Concealing a Burglar (1908)
* After Many Years (1908)
* The Pirate's Gold (1908)
* The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
* The Guerrilla (1908)
* The Song of the Shirt (1908)
* The Ingrate (1908)
* A Woman's Way (1908)
* The Clubman and the Tramp (1908)
* Money Mad (1908)
* The Valet's Wife (1908)
* The Feud and the Turkey (1908)
* The Reckoning (1908)
* The Test of Friendship (1908)
* An Awful Moment (1908)
* The Christmas Burglars (1908)
* Mr. Jones at the Ball (1908)
* The Helping Hand (1908)

1909|

* One Touch of Nature (1909)
* The Maniac Cook (1909)
* Mrs. Jones Entertains (1909)
* The Honor of Thieves (1909)
* Love Finds a Way (1909)
* The Sacrifice (1909)
* A Rural Elopement (1909)
* Those Boys! (1909)
* The Criminal Hypnotist (1909)
* The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (1909)
* Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (1909)
* Those Awful Hats (1909)
* The Welcome Burglar (1909)
* The Cord of Life (1909)
* The Girls and Daddy (1909)
* The Brahma Diamond (1909)
* Edgar Allen Poe (1909)
* A Wreath in Time (1909)
* Tragic Love (1909)
* The Curtain Pole (1909)
* His Ward's Love (1909)
* The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)
* The Hindoo Dagger (1909)
* The Politician's Love Story (1909)
* The Golden Louis (1909)
* At the Altar (1909)
* The Prussian Spy (1909)
* His Wife's Mother (1909)
* A Fool's Revenge (1909)
* The Wooden Leg (1909)
* The Roue's Heart (1909)
* The Salvation Army Lass (1909)
* The Lure of the Gown (1909)
* I Did It (1909)
* The Voice of the Violin (1909)
* The Deception (1909)
* And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (1909)
* A Burglar's Mistake (1909)
* A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
* Trying to Get Arrested (1909)
* The Road to the Heart (1909)
* A Sound Sleeper (1909)
* Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
* Lucky Jim (1909)
* Resurrection (1909)
* Two Memories (1909)
* Eloping with Auntie (1909)
* The Cricket on the Hearth (1909)
* The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)
* The Lonely Villa (1909)
* The Son's Return (1909)
* Her First Biscuits (1909)
* The Country Doctor (1909)
* The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
* Tender Hearts (1909)
* The Friend of the Family (1909)
* The Renunciation (1909)
* The Mended Lute (1909)
* The Sealed Room (1909)
* The Little Darling (1909)
* The Hessian Renegades (1909)
* Getting Even (1909)
* Leather Stocking (1909)
* Pippa Passes or The Song of Conscience (1909)
* Fools of Fate (1909)
* The Gibson Goddess (1909)
* Nursing a Viper (1909)
* The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909)
* Through the Breakers (1909)
* The Red Man's View (1909)
* A Corner in Wheat (1909)
* A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)
* In Little Italy (1909)
* To Save Her Soul (1909)
* The Day After (1909)
* Choosing a Husband (1909)
* Bill Sharkey's Last Game (1909)

1910|

* The Rocky Road (1910)
* The Woman from Mellon's (1910)
* The Englishman and the Girl (1910)
* In Old California (1910)
* Faithful (1910)
* The Two Brothers (1910)
* As It Is In Life (1910)
* A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)
* The Unchanging Sea (1910)
* Ramona (1910)
* In the Season of Buds (1910)
* A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
* In the Border States (1910)
* What the Daisy Said (1910)
* A Flash of Light (1910)
* An Arcadian Maid (1910)
* The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
* Wilful Peggy (1910)
* The Modern Prodigal (1910)
* A Mohawk's Way (1910)
* The Oath and the Man (1910)
* Rose O'Salem-Town (1910)
* The Fugitive (1910)
* Winning Back His Love (1910)

1911|

* The Two Paths (1911)
* The Italian Barber (1911)
* His Trust (1911)
* His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
* Fate's Turning (1911)
* Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)
* What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
* Fisher Folks (1911)
* His Daughter (1911)
* The Lily of the Tenements (1911)
* A Decree of Destiny (1911)
* Was He a Coward? (1911)
* The Lonedale Operator (1911)
* The Spanish Gypsy (1911)
* The Broken Cross (1911)
* How She Triumphed (1911)
* The New Dress (1911)
* The Crooked Road (1911)
* The White Rose of the Wilds (1911)
* The Smile of a Child (1911)
* Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
* Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
* The Primal Call (1911)
* Fighting Blood (1911)
* The Indian Brothers (1911)
* A Country Cupid (1911)
* The Last Drop of Water (1911)
* Out from the Shadow (1911)
* The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911)
* Swords and Hearts (1911)
* The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of (1911)
* Her Awakening (1911)
* The Making of a Man (1911)
* The Adventures of Billy (1911)
* The Long Road (1911)
* Love in the Hills (1911)
* The Battle (1911)
* Through Darkened Vales (1911)
* The Miser's Heart (1911)
* A Woman Scorned (1911)
* The Voice of the Child (1911)

1912|

* The Eternal Mother (1912)
* The Old Bookkeeper (1912)
* For His Son (1912)
* The Transformation of Mike (1912)
* A Sister's Love (1912)
* Under Burning Skies (1912)
* The Sunbeam (1912)
* A String of Pearls (1912)
* The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
* The Root of Evil (1912)
* The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912)
* The Punishment (1912)
* The Female of the Species (1912)
* Just Like a Woman (1912)
* One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
* The Lesser Evil (1912)
* A Beast at Bay (1912)
* An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912)
* Home Folks (1912)
* A Temporary Truce (1912)
* The Spirit Awakened (1912)
* Man's Lust for Gold (1912)
* Man's Genesis (1912)
* The Sands of Dee (1912)
* The Narrow Road (1912)
* The Inner Circle (1912)
* A Change of Spirit (1912)
* An Unseen Enemy (1912)
* Blind Love (1912)
* The Massacre (1912)
* Two Daughters of Eve (1912)
* Friends (1912)
* So Near, yet So Far (1912)
* A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)
* The Chief's Blanket (1912)
* In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)
* The One She Loved (1912)
* The Painted Lady (1912)
* The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
* Heredity (1912)
* Gold and Glitter (1912)
* My Baby (1912)
* The Informer (1912)
* Brutality (1912)
* The New York Hat (1912)
* My Hero (1912)
* The Burglar's Dilemma (1912)
* A Cry for Help (1912)
* The God Within (1912)

1913|

* Three Friends (1913)
* The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
* An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (1913)
* The Tender Hearted Boy (1913)
* A Misappropriated Turkey (1913)
* Brothers (1913)
* Oil and Water (1913)
* A Chance Deception (1913)
* Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)
* Broken Ways (1913)
* A Girl's Stratagem (1913)
* The Unwelcome Guest (1913)
* Near to Earth (1913)
* Fate (1913)
* A Welcome Intruder (1913)
* The Sheriff's Baby (1913)
* The Hero of Little Italy (1913)
* The Little Tease (1913)
* A Misunderstood Boy (1913)
* The Left-Handed Man (1913)
* The Lady and the Mouse (1913)
* If We Only Knew (1913)
* The Wanderer (1913)
* The Stolen Loaf (1913)
* The House of Darkness (1913)
* The Yaqui Cur (1913)
* Just Gold (1913)
* The Ranchero's Revenge (1913)
* A Timely Interception (1913)
* Death's Marathon (1913)
* The Mothering Heart (1913)
* The Sorrowful Shore (1913)
* The Enemy's Baby (1913)
* The Mistake (1913)
* Two Men of the Desert (1913)
* Madonna of the Storm (1913)
* The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
* The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913)

1914–1931|

* Judith of Bethulia (1914)
* Battle of the Sexes (1914, lost)
* Brute Force (1914)
* Home, Sweet Home (1914)
* The Escape (1914, lost)
* The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" (1914)
* The Birth of a Nation (1915)
* Intolerance (1916)
* Hearts of the World (1918)
* The Great Love (1918, lost)
* Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918, lost)
* The Greatest Thing in Life (1918, lost)
* A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
* The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
* Broken Blossoms (1919)
* True Heart Susie (1919)
* Scarlet Days (1919)
* The Greatest Question (1919)
* The Idol Dancer (1920)
* Remodeling Her Husband (1920)
* The Love Flower (1920)
* Way Down East (1920)
* Dream Street (1921)
* Orphans of the Storm (1921)
* One Exciting Night (1922)
* The White Rose (1923)
* America (1924)
* Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
* Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
* That Royle Girl (1925, lost)
* The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
* Drums of Love (1928)
* The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
* Lady of the Pavements (1929)
* Abraham Lincoln (1930)
* The Struggle (1931)

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