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Movie
The Scarlet Letter
Released: January 8, 1927 (1927)
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Fred Herzog as The Jailer
Age at release: 58
- William H. Tooker as The Governor
Age at release: 57
- Jules Cowles as The Beadle
Age at release: 49
- Henry B. Walthall as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Age at release: 48
- Lars Hanson as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Age at release: 40
- Karl Dane as Giles
Age at release: 40
- Marcelle Corday as Mistress Hibbins
Age at release: 37
- Lillian Gish as Hester Prynne
Age at release: 33
- Mary Hawes as Patience
Age at release: 27
- Joyce Coad as Pearl
Age at release: 9
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- James A. Marcus as A Sea Captain
Age at release: 59
- Polly Moran as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
Age at release: 43