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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.
Theatrical
Jan 8, 1927
Cast
Full credits →L
Lillian Gish
Hester Prynne
L
Lars Hanson
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
H
Henry B. Walthall
Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
K
Karl Dane
Giles
W
William H. Tooker
The Governor
M
Marcelle Corday
Mistress Hibbins
F
Fred Herzog
The Jailer
J
Jules Cowles
The Beadle
M
Mary Hawes
Patience
J
Joyce Coad
Pearl
J
James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain
P
Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
