The Scarlet Letter (1927)
The Scarlet Letter
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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Lillian Gish
as Hester Prynne
as Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson
as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall
as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane
as Giles
as Giles
William H. Tooker
as The Governor
as The Governor
Marcelle Corday
as Mistress Hibbins
as Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog
as The Jailer
as The Jailer
Jules Cowles
as The Beadle
as The Beadle
Mary Hawes
as Patience
as Patience
Joyce Coad
as Pearl
as Pearl
James A. Marcus
as A Sea Captain
as A Sea Captain
Polly Moran
as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
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Victor Sjöström
Director
Director
Frances Marion
Adaptation
Adaptation
Milton Brown
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Frances Marion
Screenplay
Screenplay
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer
Writer
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Producer
Hendrik Sartov
Cinematography
Cinematography
Hugh Wynn
Editor
Editor
Max Rée
Costume Design
Costume Design
Harold S. Bucquet
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Cedric Gibbons
Production Design
Production Design
Sidney Ullman
Production Design
Production Design
Ruth Harriet Louise
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
