The Scarlet Letter

Description

This 1934 adaptation of Nathanial Hawthorne's classic novel was actually filmed in part in Hawthorne's hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. It stars the famous actress Colleen Moore as Hester Prynne, the woman forced by her Puritan townspeople to wear the scarlet A as punishment for her adultery. Also starring Alan Hale, Henry B. Walthall, Hardie Albright, and Betty Blythe.

Runtime

71 min

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Date of Publication

[2014], c1934

Database

Films on Demand

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