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.
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)
