In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.
Cast
Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Karl Dane
Giles
William H. Tooker
The Governor
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog
The Jailer
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
Mary Hawes
Patience
Joyce Coad
Pearl
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
Crew
Victor Sjöström
Director, Producer
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer
Frances Marion
Adaptation, Screenplay
Hugh Wynn
Editor
Hendrik Sartov
Cinematography
Harold S. Bucquet
Assistant Director
Sidney Ullman
Production Design
Cedric Gibbons
Production Design
Max Rée
Costume Design
Milton Brown
Still Photographer
Ruth Harriet Louise
Still Photographer
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