The Scarlet Letter
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 Billed 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
Featured Crew
Victor Sjöström
Director
Frances Marion
Adaptation
Milton Brown
Still Photographer
Frances Marion
Screenplay
Cedric Gibbons
Production Design
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Max Rée
Costume Design
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer
Sidney Ullman
Production Design
Hugh Wynn
Editor
Hendrik Sartov
Cinematography
Harold S. Bucquet
Assistant Director
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