The Scarlet Letter
movie
Released January 08, 1927
Overview
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.
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
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Fred Herzog
as
The Jailer
Jules Cowles
as
The Beadle
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Mary Hawes
as
Patience
Joyce Coad
as
Pearl
James A. Marcus
as
A Sea Captain
Polly Moran
as
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
Crew
Victor Sjöström
as
Director
Frances Marion
as
Adaptation
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Milton Brown
as
Still Photographer
Frances Marion
as
Screenplay
Nathaniel Hawthorne
as
Writer
Victor Sjöström
as
Producer
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Hendrik Sartov
as
Cinematography
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Hugh Wynn
as
Editor
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Max Rée
as
Costume Design
Harold S. Bucquet
as
Assistant Director
Cedric Gibbons
as
Production Design
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Sidney Ullman
as
Production Design