The White Sister

Angela Chiaromonte (Lillian Gish) and Captain Giovanni Severini (Ronald Colman) are deeply in love. Angela's father arranges her marriage, without her knowledge, to the son of Count del Ferice. However, the prince dies in an accident and Angela's half-sister burns one of their father's papers. The Marchesa di Mola reveals she has always hated her stepsister for "whining" her way into the prince's affection.