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Puritan Passions is a 1923 silent film directed by Frank Tuttle, based on Percy MacKaye's 1908 play The Scarecrow, which was itself based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Feathertop". The film stars Glenn Hunter, Mary Astor, and stage actor Osgood Perkins. It follows the play faithfully, except that Osgood Perkins' character is called Dickon in the play and Dr. Nicholas in the movie, and Justice Gilead Merton is renamed Justice Gilead Wingate in the film. It is the only theatrical film version – so far – of Percy MacKaye's play, though there were previously two silent film versions of Hawthorne's original story.
Original Release
09/09/1923
US Release
09/09/1923
Cast
Name | Character |
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Glenn Hunter | Lord Ravensbane / The Scarecrow |
Mary Astor | Rachel |
Osgood Perkins | Dr. Nicholas |
Frank Tweed | Gillead Wingate |
Thomas Chalmers | The Minister |
Directors
Writers
Frank Tuttle, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Percy MacKaye, James Ashmore Creelman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Glenn Hunter | Lord Ravensbane / The Scarecrow |
Mary Astor | Rachel |
Osgood Perkins | Dr. Nicholas |
Frank Tweed | Gillead Wingate |
Thomas Chalmers | The Minister |