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.

• Victor SjöströmDirector
• Frances MarionScreenplay
• Nathaniel HawthorneWriter

• Lillian GishHester Prynne
• Lars HansonRev. Arthur Dimmesdale
• Henry B. WalthallRoger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
• Karl DaneGiles
• William H. TookerThe Governor
• Marcelle CordayMistress Hibbins
• Fred HerzogThe Jailer
• Jules CowlesThe Beadle
• Mary HawesPatience
• Joyce CoadPearl
• James A. MarcusA Sea Captain
• Polly MoranJeering Townswoman (uncredited)