The Scarlet Letter (1926 film)

The Scarlet Letter is a 1926 American drama film, based on the 1850 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 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]

The Scarlet Letter
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Directed byVictor Sjöström
Produced byVictor Sjöström
Written byNathaniel Hawthorne
Frances Marion
StarringLillian Gish
Lars Hanson
CinematographyHendrik Sartov
Edited byHugh Wynn
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 9, 1926 (1926-08-09)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Cast

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] The production cost a total of $417,000 when factoring out $48,000 overhead costs.[4]

Reception

The film made a profit of $296,000.[3]

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

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See also

References
  1. "AllMovie's review of The Scarlet Letter (1926)".
  2. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Scarlet Letter". Silent Era. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
  3. Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 125
  4. Slide, Anthony. "Those Elusive Budget Figures". Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005, p. 25.
  5. "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  6. "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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