The Scarlet Letter
English • 1926 • 1h 37m
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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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Lillian Gishas Hester Prynne
Lars Hansonas Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthallas Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Daneas Giles
William H. Tookeras The Governor