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Director
  
Victor Sjostrom

Screenplay
  
Language
  
Silent

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Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Writer
  
,
Frances Marion

Release date
  
August 9, 1926 (1926-08-09)

Music director
  
William Axt, David Mendoza, Lisa Anne Miller, Mark Northam

Cast
  
(Hester Prynne), (Arthur Dimmesdale), (Roger Chillingworth), (Giles),
William H. Tooker
(The Governor), (Mistress Hibbins)

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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. Prints of the film survive in the MGM/United Artists film archives and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

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Cast

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  • 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

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    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.

    Reception

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    The film made a profit of $296,000.

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    The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

  • 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated
  • 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains:
  • Hester Prynne – Nominated Hero
  • References

    The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) Wikipedia
    The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) IMDb The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) themoviedb.org