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.
Victor Sjöström
Director
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer

Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne

Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

Karl Dane
Giles

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The Governor

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Mistress Hibbins
Fred Herzog
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Jules Cowles
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Mary Hawes
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