The Scarlet Letter (1927)
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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.
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Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane
Giles
William H. Tooker
The Governor
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog
The Jailer
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
Mary Hawes
Patience
Joyce Coad
Pearl
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
Keywords
LoveSingle motherReverendPublic humiliationMissing husbandMinisterClergymanSilent filmPunishmentOut of wedlock childAdulteressLove childSeamstressStigma
