The Scarlet Letter

1927

1h 37m

7.1

7.1/10

33 votes

Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

No Language

Keywords

minister clergyman punishment love single mother silent film public humiliation reverend seamstress stigma adulteress missing husband out of wedlock child love child

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 8, 1927
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Lillian Gish

Hester Prynne

Lars Hanson

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Henry B. Walthall

Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

Karl Dane

Giles

William H. Tooker

The Governor

Marcelle Corday

Mistress Hibbins

Fred Herzog

The Jailer

Jules Cowles

The Beadle

Mary Hawes

Patience

Joyce Coad

Pearl

James A. Marcus

A Sea Captain

Polly Moran

Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

Key Crew

Victor Sjöström

Director

Frances Marion

Screenplay

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Writer

Victor Sjöström

Producer

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