The Scarlet Letter (1911 film)

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

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

Characters	Hester Prynne Roger Chillingworth Arthur Dimmesdale

Film	The Scarlet Letter (1908) The Scarlet Letter (1911) The Scarlet Letter (1913) The Scarlet Letter (1922) The Scarlet Letter (1926) The Scarlet Letter (1934) The Scarlet Letter (1973) The Scarlet Letter (1995)

Other media	The Scarlet Letter (1896 opera) The Scarlet Letter (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	The Brooklyn Follies in popular culture Pink permits The Minister's Wooing Roger's Version

Films directed by George Loane Tucker

Their First Misunderstanding (1911)*short
The Scarlet Letter (1911)*short
Behind the Stockade (1911) *short
The Rose's Story (1911)*short
Dangerous Lines (1911)*short
The Aggressor (1911)*short
The Courting of Mary (1911)*short
Over the Hills (1911)*short
Little Red Riding Hood (1911)*short
The Portrait (1911)*short
Next (1912)*short
Prince Charming (1912)*short
Officer One Seven Four (1912)*short
The Old Folks' Christmas (1912)*short
The Bearers of Burdens (1913)*short;unconfirmed
The Whole Truth (1913)*short
Just a Fire Fighter (1913)*short
The Count Retires (1913)*short
The Jealousy of Jane (1913)*short
A Possibility (1913)*short
The Yogi (1913)*short
The Christian (1913)*short
In Peril of the Sea (1913)*short
Their Parents (1913)*short
Hidden Fires (1913)*short
Big Sister (1913)*short
Jane of Moth-Eaten Farm (1913)*short
His Hour of Triumph (1913)*short
The Temptation of Jane (1913)*short
Traffic in Souls (1913)
Jane's Brother, the Paranoiac (1913)*short
The Third String (1914)
She Stoops to Conquer (1914)*short
The Cage (1914)*short
The Black Spot (1914)*short
The Dawn of Romance (1914)*short
A Bachelor's Love Story (1914)*short
The Difficult Way (1914)*
England Expects (1914)*short
1914 (1915)
The Middleman (1915)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1915)
Rupert of Hentzau (1915)
The Sons of Satan (1915)
The Folly of Desire (1915)
A Man of His Word (1915)
The Christian (1915)
His Lordship (1915)*short
Her Uncle (1915)*short
Mixed Relations (1916)*short
Under Suspicion (1916)
An Odd Freak (1916)*short
The Morals of Weybury (1916)
Arsène Lupin (1916)
I Believe (1916)
A Mother's Influence (1916)*short
The Manxman (1916)
Homeless (1917)*short
The Cinderella Man (1917)
The Mother of Dartmoor (1917)
Dodging a Million (1918)
Joan of Plattsburg (1918)
Virtuous Wives (1918)
The Miracle Man (1919)
Ladies Must Live (1921)

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