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The Scarlet Letter (1934)

1934 · Feature film · 71 min · dir. Robert G. Vignola

Three Generations have Thrilled to its Absorbing Drama!

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Synopsis

After young widow Hester Prynne (Colleen Moore) gives birth to a daughter and refuses to name the father, she is forced to wear a scarlet "A" for adulteress. She is protecting the young minister Arthur Dimmsdale (Hardie Albright), the baby's father. When her husband Roger (Henry B. Walthall), believed drowned at sea, returns alive, he discovers Arthur's secret and preys on his shame.

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Details

Director
Robert G. Vignola
Writer
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cinematography
James S. Brown Jr.
Studio
American Pictures, Majestic Productions Inc.
Released
1934-09-18
Running time
71 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Feature Films

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