The Scarlet Letter
1927
1h 37m
7.3
US
Drama
History
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.
Movie Details
Languages
No Language
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew
Victor Sjöström
Director
Frances Marion
Screenplay
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Cast
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
F
Fred Herzog
The Jailer
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
M
Mary Hawes
Patience
Joyce Coad
Pearl
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
