The Scarlet Letter (1911 film)

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1911 American film

The Scarlet Letter
Directed by	Joseph W. Smiley George Loane Tucker
Written by	Herbert Brenon
Produced by	IMP Studios
Starring	King Baggot Lucille Young William Robert Daly
Distributed by	Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company
Release date	April 27, 1911 (1911-04-27)
Running time	Approx. 15 minutes (1 reel)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Scarlet Letter (1911) is a silent drama motion picture short starring King Baggot, Lucille Young, and William Robert Daly.

Directed by Joseph W. Smiley and George Loane Tucker and produced by Carl Laemmle's IMP Studios, the screenplay was adapted by Herbert Brenon based on the historical 1850 novel of the same title by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This second silent version of The Scarlet Letter was IMP's first "IMP Film De Luxe." While only 1000 feet (300 m) in length, it was at that time considered a feature film. It was a critical success and showcased IMP star King Baggot as a serious actor.

Synopsis

Set in 17th-century Massachusetts, it is the classic story of a young woman, Hester Prynne (played by Lucille Young), who is forced by her Puritan community to wear a scarlet "A" (for adultery) because she had a daughter by another man while her husband was away.

Cast

King Baggot as Reverend Dimmesdale
Lucille Young as Hester Prynne
William Robert Daly as Roger
Anita Hendrie as (undetermined role)
Robert Z. Leonard as (undetermined role)
J. Farrell MacDonald as (undetermined role)

External links

The Scarlet Letter at the Internet Movie Database
The Scarlet Letter at the Complete Index to World Film Database

v t e Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
Characters	Hester Prynne Roger Chillingworth Arthur Dimmesdale
Film	1908 1911 1913 1917 1922 1926 1934 1973 1995
Other media	1896 opera 2016 opera 1979 TV miniseries
Adaptations	The Holder of the World (1993 book) In the Blood (1999 play) Fucking A (2000 play) Easy A (2010 film)
Related	Angel and Apostle The Brooklyn Follies Pink permits The Minister's Wooing Roger's Version

v t e Films directed by George Loane Tucker
Their First Misunderstanding (1911)short The Scarlet Letter* (1911)short Behind the Stockade* (1911) short Traffic in Souls* (1913) The Third String (1914) The Prisoner of Zenda (1915) Rupert of Hentzau (1915) The Folly of Desire (1915) The Hypocrites (1916) Arsène Lupin (1916) The Mother of Dartmoor (1917) The Cinderella Man (1917) Dodging a Million (1918) Joan of Plattsburg (1918) Virtuous Wives (1918) The Miracle Man (1919) Ladies Must Live (1921)

Films directed by George Loane Tucker

Their First Misunderstanding (1911)*short
The Scarlet Letter (1911)*short
Behind the Stockade (1911) *short
Traffic in Souls (1913)
The Third String (1914)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1915)
Rupert of Hentzau (1915)
The Folly of Desire (1915)
The Hypocrites (1916)
Arsène Lupin (1916)
The Mother of Dartmoor (1917)
The Cinderella Man (1917)
Dodging a Million (1918)
Joan of Plattsburg (1918)
Virtuous Wives (1918)
The Miracle Man (1919)
Ladies Must Live (1921)

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