The Scarlet Letter (1926)

  • NR
  • 08/09/1926 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 37m

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.

Victor Sjöström

Director

Frances Marion

Screenplay

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Writer

Cast

Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson's headshot

Lars Hanson

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall's headshot

Henry B. Walthall

Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane's headshot

Karl Dane

Giles
William H. Tooker's headshot

William H. Tooker

The Governor
Marcelle Corday's headshot

Marcelle Corday

Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog's headshot

Fred Herzog

The Jailer
Jules Cowles's headshot

Jules Cowles

The Beadle

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