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The Scarlet Letter
(1922) England
B&W : [?] One or Two? reels / 1198 feet
Directed by Challis Sanderson

Cast: Sybil Thorndike [Hesther Prynne], Tony Fraser [Pastor Dimmesdale], Dick Webb [Roger Chillingworth], Rice Cassidy [governor]

Master Films, Limited, production; distributed by British Exhibitors’ Films, Limited. / Produced by H.B. Parkinson. Scenario by Frank Miller, from the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. / Released June 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A film in the “Tense Moments from Great Plays” series. British Censor Board Certificate: A. The novel was previously filmed as The Scarlet Letter (1917). The novel was subsequently filmed as The Scarlet Letter (1926).

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Adultery - Religion: Pastors

Listing updated: 31 July 2025.

References: Gifford-British nn. 07439, 07447.