Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in "The Plastic Age" with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow and a 1926 adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter" opposite Lillian Gish.
Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in "The Plastic Age" with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow. He portrayed Roger Chillingworth in Victor Seastrom's 1926 adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter" opposite Lillian Gish.