The Scarlet Letter (1927)

1927 · Silent film · 97 min · dir. Victor Sjöström

• Drama
• History

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Victor Sjöström

Writer

Frances Marion

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Released

1927-01-08

Running time

97 minutes

Cast & crew

• Victor Sjöström Director
• Lillian Gish
• Lars Hanson
• Henry B. Walthall
• Karl Dane
• William H. Tooker
• Marcelle Corday
• FFred Herzog
• Jules Cowles

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