Drama History
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.
Directed by
Victor Sjöström
Written by
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne
Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Karl Dane
Giles
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
Joyce Coad
Pearl
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
William H. Tooker
The Governor
Fred Herzog
The Jailer
Mary Hawes
Patience

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