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  • The Scarlet Letter(1926)
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    115 min | Drama
The Scarlet Letter(1926)
Passed
115 min | Drama

After having a child out of wedlock, a young Puritan woman is pressured to reveal the name of her lover.
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Director
Victor Sjöström (as Victor Seastrom)
Writers
Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel) | Frances Marion (adaptation and scenario) (titles)
Composers
Lisa Anne Miller (2000) | Mark Northam (2000)
Cinematographer
Hendrik Sartov (photographed by) (as Henrik Sartov)
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Release date
Jan 8, 1927 (United States)
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Cast

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne Hester Prynne See fewer
Lars Hanson
The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale See fewer
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne Roger Prynne See fewer
William H. Tooker
The Governor The Governor See fewer
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins Mistress Hibbins See fewer
Fred Herzog
The Jailer The Jailer See fewer
Jules Cowles
The Beadle The Beadle See fewer
Mary Hawes
Patience Patience See fewer
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain A Sea Captain See fewer
Buck Black
Child in crowd (uncredited) Child in crowd (uncredited) See fewer
Nora Cecil
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer
Iron Eyes Cody
Young Indian at Dunking (uncredited) Young Indian at Dunking (uncredited) See fewer
Artye Folz
Child (uncredited) Child (uncredited) See fewer
Dorothy Gray
Child (uncredited) Child (uncredited) See fewer
Douglas Haig
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer
Betsy Ann Hisle
Child (uncredited) Child (uncredited) See fewer
Edna Lyons
Puritan Girl (uncredited) Puritan Girl (uncredited) See fewer
Margaret Mann
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited) Jeering Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer
Paulette Neville
Puritan Girl (uncredited) Puritan Girl (uncredited) See fewer
Dorothy Vernon
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer
Chief Yowlachie
Indian (uncredited) Indian (uncredited) See fewer
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