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The White Rose
UNITED STATES · 1923

The White Rose

D.W. Griffith
class conflict religious hypocrisy seduction and betrayal unwed motherhood coming of age
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Synopsis

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.

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