The Scarlet Letter
08/01/1927
2h



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)
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