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
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c1934
Database
Films on Demand
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