The Scarlet Letter

97 mins
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

Hester Prynne

Lars Hanson

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Henry B. Walthall

Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

William H. Tooker

The Governor

Marcelle Corday

Mistress Hibbins

Fred Herzog

The Jailer

Jules Cowles

The Beadle

Mary Hawes

Patience

James A. Marcus

A Sea Captain

Polly Moran

Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

Frances Marion

Adaptation

Milton Brown

Still Photographer

Frances Marion

Screenplay

Cedric Gibbons

Production Design

Max Rée

Costume Design

Sidney Ullman

Production Design

Hugh Wynn

Editor

Hendrik Sartov

Cinematography

Harold S. Bucquet

Assistant Director

Ruth Harriet Louise

Still Photographer

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