The Scarlet Letter

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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