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The Scarlet Letter

1927·Drama·1h 37m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Victor Sjöström
minister
clergyman
punishment
love
single mother
silent film
public humiliation
reverend
seamstress
stigma
adulteress
missing husband
out of wedlock child
love child
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Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane
Karl Dane
Giles
William H. Tooker
William H. Tooker
The Governor
Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
Joyce Coad
Joyce Coad
Pearl
James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
Polly Moran
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

Crew

Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Director
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Screenplay
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Adaptation
Harold S. Bucquet
Harold S. Bucquet
Assistant Director
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Production Design

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killerspaceklownn
killerspaceklownn
7.0★ · 12/01/25
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"Why are we taught to be ashamed of love?"
"Why are we taught to be ashamed of love?"
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6.0★ · 10/01/25
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9.0★ · 09/08/25
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7.5★ · 07/02/24
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8.0★ · 05/06/24
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