The Scarlet Letter Articles

Lillian Gish in Victor Sjöström's The Scarlet Letter Considering that religious puritans (and their politically correct cohorts) continue to plague the world at the beginning of the third millennium, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter remains as relevant today as when it was first published in 1850. This evening, Turner Classic Movies is presenting MGM's 1926 film version of Hawthorne's story about sex, love, and the [...]

Mary Pickford in Sparrows FILM Dancing Mothers d: Herbert Brenon; scr: Forrest Halsey Don Juan d: Alan Crosland; scr: Bess Meredyth; titles: Walter Anthony, Maude Fulton Kid Boots d: Frank Tuttle; scr: Luther Reed, Tom Gibson; titles: George Marion Jr. The Scarlet Letter d: Victor Sjöström (aka Victor Seastrom); scr: Frances Marion The Show d: Tod Browning; scr: Waldemar Young; titles: Joseph W. Farnham Sparrows [...]