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.

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