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The Scarlet Letter (1927)

1h 37m · 8 Jan 1927
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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 ID21465
GenreDrama, History
DirectorVictor Sjöström
Main castLillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane, William H. Tooker, Marcelle Corday, Fred Herzog, Jules Cowles
Release date8 January 1927
Release year1927
LanguageNo Language
Duration97 min (1h 37m)
Rating7.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director: Victor Sjöström
Writers: Frances Marion, Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Lillian GishHester Prynne Lars HansonRev. Arthur Dimmesdale Henry B. WalthallRoger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth Karl DaneGiles William H. TookerThe Governor Marcelle CordayMistress Hibbins
Fred HerzogThe Jailer
Jules CowlesThe Beadle
Mary HawesPatience
Joyce CoadPearl James A. MarcusA Sea Captain Polly MoranJeering Townswoman (uncredited)

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