
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.
Release Date: 1927-01-08
Drama
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Casts

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

Jules Cowles
as The Beadle

Joyce Coad
as Pearl

James A. Marcus
as A Sea Captain

Polly Moran
as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)