''The Scarlet Letter'' is a 1922 British

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directed by

Challis Sanderson Challis Sanderson (1899-1945) was a British film editor and director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Law Divine'' (1920) * ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1920) * ''The Scallywag'' (1921) * ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1922) * ''Cock o' the Nort ...

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Dick Webb Dick Webb was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Kent, the Fighting Man'' (1916) * ''Angel Esquire'' (1919) * '' The Channings'' (1920) * ''Miss Charity'' (1921) * '' The Croxley Master'' (1921) * ''The S ...

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The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, w ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

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as Hester Prynne * Tony Fraser as Pastor Dimmesdale *

as Roger Chillingworth

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* 1922 films 1922 drama films British drama films Films directed by Challis Sanderson Films set in Massachusetts Films based on The Scarlet Letter British silent short films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub