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The Scarlet Letter
1927 • 1h 37m • ★ 7.1 (31 votes) Released
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
Screenplay
Frances Marion
Writer
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rating
7.1
Runtime
97 min
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
ministerclergymanpunishmentlovesingle mothersilent filmpublic humiliationreverendseamstressstigmaadulteressmissing husbandout of wedlock childlove child
