The Scarlet Letter (1927)
In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.
- Released
- 1927-01-08
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Victor Sjöström, Frances Marion
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 33 votes
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Hester Prynne
- Lars Hanson as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
- Henry B. Walthall as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
- Karl Dane as Giles
- William H. Tooker as The Governor
- Marcelle Corday as Mistress Hibbins
- Fred Herzog as The Jailer
- Jules Cowles as The Beadle
- Mary Hawes as Patience
- Joyce Coad as Pearl
- James A. Marcus as A Sea Captain
- Polly Moran as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
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