DramaHistory
The Scarlet Letter
User Score31 votes
71%7.1/10
Release1927→
Runtime1H 37M
LanguageNo Language
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media24
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Director
Victor Sjöström
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Keywords
ministerclergymanpunishmentlovesingle mothersilent filmpublic humiliationreverendseamstressstigmaadulteressmissing husbandout of wedlock childlove child
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer