The Scarlet Letter (1926) |
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| Director(s) | Victor Sjöström |
| Producer(s) | Victor Sjöström |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Silent Films |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Infidelity, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Nuns |
Featured Cast of The Scarlet Letter See More »
Lillian Gish
(as Hester Prynne)
Karl Dane
(as Master Giles)
Marcelle Corday
(as Mistress Hibbins)
Polly Moran
(as Jeering Townswoman)
The Scarlet Letter Overview:
The Scarlet Letter (1926) was a Silent Films - Drama Film directed by Victor Sjöström and produced by Victor Sjöström.
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The Scarlet Letter (1926) (2)
I’m repubbing this review of The Scarlet Letter, starring Lillian Gish, originally published in July of 2011. Am I being lazy? Yep, but I’m excusing it by saying there’s a lot of new faces here these days. Welcome everyone! After being a bit bamfoozled by The Phantom Carriage, ... Read full article
The Scarlet Letter (1926) (1)
After being a bit bamfoozled by The Phantom Carriage, I was excited when TCM aired another Victor SjöströmSjostrom movie, The Scarlet Letter, for “Silent Sundays.” As I was left feeling flummoxed by the praise heaped on The Phantom Carriage, I was eager to watch another Sjöström (tho... Read full article
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Lillian Gish learned that her mother had had a stroke in London and her sister, Dorothy Gish, urged her to get there on the first available boat. When Lillian informed director Victor Sjöström of the need to finish the film quickly, he created a shooting schedule that crammed two weeks worth of shooting into three days of non-stop work. The crew worked without complaint so that she could finish the film early and catch the earliest possible train to New York.
Greta Garbo was an almost daily visitor to the set, in order to be near her friend Lars Hanson, and to speak Swedish to alleviate her homesickness.