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The Scarlet Letter (1934 film)

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Director
  
Robert G. Vignola

Story by
  
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Language
  
English

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Genre
  
Drama, History, Romance

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Nathaniel Hawthorne
,
The Scarlet Letter
,
Leonard Fields
,
David Silverstein

Release date
  
September 18, 1934 (1934-09-18)

Screenplay
  
Leonard Fields, David Silverstein

Cast
  
Colleen Moore
(Hester Prynne),
Hardie Albright
(Arthur Dimmesdale),
Henry B. Walthall
(Roger Chillingworth),
Cora Sue Collins
(Pearl),
Alan Hale
(Bartholomew Hockings),
Virginia Howell
(Abigail Crakstone)

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Tagline
  
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale of sin & redemption!

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The Scarlet Letter is a 1934 American film directed by Robert G. Vignola.

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It was shot in Salem's Pioneer Village and Sherman Oaks, California. It was the only film Colleen Moore ever said she made for the money. She was reportedly preparing to take her dollhouse on tour for charity, and saw the film as an opportunity to make a last film with friends.

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Henry B. Walthall played Roger Chillingworth in both this and the 1926 silent version.

The film has been preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Plot summary

Hester Prynne has a child out of wedlock and refuses to name the father (who is a respected citizen). For this, she is sentenced to wear a red letter "A" (for adultery). Her husband is long missing and presumed dead. When the husband returns and finds his wife with another man's child, he sets out to torture them. At last, the father reveals himself, with a letter "A" carved in his chest.

Cast

  • Colleen Moore as Hester Prynne
  • Hardie Albright as Arthur Dimmesdale
  • Henry B. Walthall as Roger Chillingworth
  • Cora Sue Collins as Pearl
  • Alan Hale, Sr. as Bartholomew Hockings
  • Virginia Howell as Abigail Crakstone
  • William Kent as Sampson Goodfellow
  • William Farnum as Gov. Bellingham
  • Betty Blythe as Innkeeper
  • Mickey Rentschler as Digerie Crakstone
  • Shirley Jean Rickert as Humility Crakstone
  • Iron Eyes Cody as Native American (uncredited)
  • References

    The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) Wikipedia
    The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) IMDb The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) themoviedb.org