The Scarlet Letter (1922 film)
Encyclopedia
The Scarlet Letter is a 1922 British
silent
drama film
directed by Challis Sanderson
and starring Sybil Thorndike
, Tony Fraser
and Dick Webb
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Challis Sanderson
Challis Sanderson
-Selected filmography:Director* The Law Divine * Three Men in a Boat * The Scallywag * The Merchant of Venice * Cock o' the North * Stars on Parade...
and starring Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE was a British actress.-Early life:She was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Arthur Thorndike and Agnes Macdonald. Her father was a Canon of Rochester Cathedral...
, Tony Fraser
Tony Fraser
Major General Anthony Peter Fraser AO, CSC is a senior member of the Australian Army. He is currently Head, Helicopter Systems Division within the Defence Materiel Organisation....
and Dick Webb
Dick Webb
-Selected filmography:* Kent, the Fighting Man * The Channings * Miss Charity * The Croxley Master * The Scarlet Letter * Young Lochinvar...
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer.Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials...
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Cast
- Sybil ThorndikeSybil ThorndikeDame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE was a British actress.-Early life:She was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Arthur Thorndike and Agnes Macdonald. Her father was a Canon of Rochester Cathedral...
as Hester Prynne - Tony FraserTony FraserMajor General Anthony Peter Fraser AO, CSC is a senior member of the Australian Army. He is currently Head, Helicopter Systems Division within the Defence Materiel Organisation....
as Pastor Dimmesdale - Dick WebbDick Webb-Selected filmography:* Kent, the Fighting Man * The Channings * Miss Charity * The Croxley Master * The Scarlet Letter * Young Lochinvar...
as Roger Chillingwor