''The Scarlet Letter'' is a 1922 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Challis Sanderson and starring Sybil Thorndike, Tony Fraser and Dick Webb.BFI.org
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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, ...

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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 ...

Cast

* Sybil Thorndike as Hester Prynne * Tony Fraser as Pastor Dimmesdale * Dick Webb 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