The Scarlet Letter (1927)

Name: The Scarlet Letter
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1927-01-08
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane, William H. Tooker

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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Released 1927-01-08 · 97 min · Drama, History

Directed by Victor Sjöström

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)