

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.
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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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