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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Victor Sjöström

1927

  • Drama
  • History
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.

Cast & crew

  • Victor SjöströmDirector
  • 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

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