The Scarlet Letter (1926 film)
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| Directed by | Victor Sjöström |
| Produced by | Victor Sjöström |
| Written by | Nathaniel Hawthorne Frances Marion |
| Starring | Lillian Gish Lars Hanson |
| Cinematography | fr |
| Edited by | Hugh Wynn |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Scarlet Letter is a 1926 American drama film, based on the book by the same name, and directed by Victor Sjöström. Louis B. Mayer was reluctant on using Miss Gish, fearing opposition from church groups. The film was announced as "It's a real 'A' picture", taking advantage of the 'A' for Adultery.[1] Prints of the film survive in the MGM/United Artists film archives and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]
Cast
- Lillian Gish - Hester Prynne
- Lars Hanson - The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
- Henry B. Walthall - Roger Chillingworth
- Karl Dane - Master Giles
- William H. Tooker - The Governor
- Marcelle Corday - Mistress Hibbins
- Fred Herzog - The Jailer
- Jules Cowles - The Beadle
- Mary Hawes - Patience
- Joyce Coad - Pearl
- James A. Marcus - A Sea Captain
- Nora Cecil - (uncredited)
- Iron Eyes Cody - Young Native American at Dunking (uncredited)
- Dorothy Gray - Child (uncredited)
- Margaret Mann - (uncredited)
- Polly Moran - Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
- Chief Yowlachie - Native American (uncredited)
Production
The film was the second one Gish made under her contract with MGM. She asked Louis B. Mayer specifically to make it and he reluctantly agreed. Shooting took under two months.[3]
Reception
The film made a profit of $296,000.[3]
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