Film

The Scarlet Letter

Release year

1927

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.

Directed by

Victor Sjöström

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lars Hanson
James A. Marcus
Henry B. Walthall
Karl Dane
Polly Moran

Poster artist

Eric Rohman