The Scarlet Letter (1927)
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.
Director:
Victor Sjöström
Writer:
Frances Marion
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Lillian Gish as Hester Prynne |
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Lars Hanson as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale |
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Henry B. Walthall as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth |
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Karl Dane as Giles |
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William H. Tooker as The Governor |
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Marcelle Corday as Mistress Hibbins |
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Fred Herzog as The Jailer |
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Jules Cowles as The Beadle |
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Mary Hawes as Patience |
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Joyce Coad as Pearl |
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James A. Marcus as A Sea Captain |
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Polly Moran as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Adaptation |
| Directing | Victor Sjöström | Director |
| Camera | Milton Brown | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Screenplay |
| Art | Sidney Ullman | Production Design |
| Editing | Hugh Wynn | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Max Rée | Costume Design |
| Directing | Harold S. Bucquet | Assistant Director |
| Production | Victor Sjöström | Producer |
| Writing | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Writer |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Production Design |
| Camera | Ruth Harriet Louise | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Hendrik Sartov | Cinematography |
