The Scarlet Letter (1926)
115 min
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.
- Release date
- August 9, 1926
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Lillian Gish as Hester Prynne
- Lars Hanson as The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
- Henry B. Walthall as Roger Prynne
- Karl Dane as Giles
- William H. Tooker as The Governor
- Marcelle Corday as Mistress Hibbins
- Fred Herzog as The Jailer
- Jules Cowles as The Beadle
- Mary Hawes as Patience
- Joyce Coad as Pearl
- James A. Marcus as A Sea Captain
- Polly Moran as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
Crew
- Victor Sjöström · Director
- Nathaniel Hawthorne · Writer
- Frances Marion · Writer
- Lisa Catarineau · Composer
- Mark Northam · Composer
- Hendrik Sartov · Cinematographer
- Hugh Wynn · Editor