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The Scarlet Letter

"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

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Lillian Gish

as Hester Prynne

121001

Lars Hanson

as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

8830

Henry B. Walthall

as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

29978

Karl Dane

as Giles

996887

William H. Tooker

as The Governor

106092

Marcelle Corday

as Mistress Hibbins

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Fred Herzog

as The Jailer

29267

Jules Cowles

as The Beadle

1437289

Mary Hawes

as Patience

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Joyce Coad

as Pearl

148866

James A. Marcus

as A Sea Captain

148513

Polly Moran

as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

Crew

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Victor Sjöström

Director

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Frances Marion

Adaptation

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Milton Brown

Still Photographer

34741

Frances Marion

Screenplay

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Cedric Gibbons

Production Design

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Victor Sjöström

Producer

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Max Rée

Costume Design

65544

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Writer

98030

Sidney Ullman

Production Design

29971

Hugh Wynn

Editor

100039

Hendrik Sartov

Cinematography

33026

Harold S. Bucquet

Assistant Director

2717252

Ruth Harriet Louise

Still Photographer