The Scarlet Letter (1908)

Original title

Scarlet Letter

Directed by

Sidney Olcott

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

9 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Hester Prynne, a woman in Puritan New England who is punished for having a child out of wedlock. It is an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel.

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What happens

The Scarlet Letter is a lost 1908 silent American short film, directed by Sidney Olcott. It was based on the 1850 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The screenplay was written by Gene Gauntier, who also played the character Hester Prynne. The film was produced by Kalem Company. It was Jack Conway's first film as an actor. He later went on to direct films such as While the City Sleeps and Libeled Lady. Ruth Roland was also in the cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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