Movie
The Scarlet Letter
19271h 37m7.1 / 10
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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The Scarlet Letter opened in theaters January 8, 1927. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Scarlet Letter
Cast
Lillian GishHester Prynne
Lars HansonRev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. WalthallRoger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl DaneGiles
William H. TookerThe Governor
Marcelle CordayMistress HibbinsFred HerzogThe Jailer
Jules CowlesThe BeadleCredits
- Directed by
- Victor Sjöström
- Written by
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, Frances Marion
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
Themes
adulteressclergymanlovelove childministermissing husbandout of wedlock childpublic humiliationpunishmentreverendseamstresssilent filmsingle motherstigma
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