The Scarlet Letter

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.

7.1

97 min

Cast

Lillian Gish

as Hester Prynne

Lars Hanson

as Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Henry B. Walthall

as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

Karl Dane

as Giles

William H. Tooker

as The Governor

Marcelle Corday

as Mistress Hibbins

Fred Herzog

as The Jailer

Jules Cowles

as The Beadle

Mary Hawes

as Patience

Joyce Coad

as Pearl

James A. Marcus

as A Sea Captain

Polly Moran

as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

Director

Victor Sjöström