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The Scarlet Letter (1913)

The Scarlet Letter poster
Directed by
David Miles
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Puritan New England is forced to wear a scarlet letter after she gives birth to a child out of wedlock. She struggles to raise her daughter while facing public shame and the secret of the child's father.

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What happens

The Scarlet Letter is a 1913 silent film that was based on the 1850 novel of the same title by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was produced by the Kinemacolor Company of America and directed by David Miles. It starred Linda Arvidson, Murdock MacQuarrie and Charles Perley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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