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The Scarlet Letter (1927)

★ 7.1/10 97 min Drama, History United States English
Adaptation: Frances Marion
Screenplay by: Frances Marion
Writer: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane
Karl Dane Giles
William H. Tooker
William H. Tooker The Governor
Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog The Jailer
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles The Beadle

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