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
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)
Oranges and Sunshine
The Scarlet Letter
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Little Children
Redeeming Love
Spotlight
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Jude
The Devils
Outrage
Strangers When We Meet
Song for a Raggy Boy
The Baby of Mâcon
Novitiate
Radium Girls
The Starling Girl
Girl in the Box
Peyton Place
The Bridges of Madison County
Persuasion