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The Scarlet Letter

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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.

DirectorVictor Sjöström
WritersFrances Marion·Nathaniel Hawthorne
ProducerVictor Sjöström

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Cast · Directed by Victor Sjöström

LGLillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne
LHLars Hanson
Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
HWHenry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
KDKarl Dane
Karl Dane
Giles
WTWilliam H. Tooker
William H. Tooker
The Governor
MCMarcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins
FH
Fred Herzog
The Jailer
JCJules Cowles
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
MH
Mary Hawes
Patience
JCJoyce Coad
Joyce Coad
Pearl
JMJames A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
PMPolly Moran
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

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