

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.
Victor Sjöström
The Jailer

Jules Cowles
The Beadle
Mary Hawes
Patience

Joyce Coad
Pearl

James A. Marcus
A Sea Captain

Polly Moran
Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)