The Scarlet Letter (1927)
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.
The Scarlet LetterDrama, History
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
- Fred Herzog — The Jailer
- Jules Cowles — The Beadle
- Mary Hawes — Patience
- Joyce Coad — Pearl
- James A. Marcus — A Sea Captain
- Polly Moran — Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
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