The scarlet letter / Majestic Pictures Corporation presents ; produced by Larry Darmour; directed by Robert G. Vignola ; screenplay by Leonard Fields and David Silverstein.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publisher:
Film Masters LLC,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 pages, illustrations, 19 cm).
Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright, Henry B. Walthall. "Newly restored"--container. Originally issued as a motion picture in 1934. Full screen (1.33:1). Based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Bonus features: Commentary for The Scarlet Letter; Salem and the Scarlet Letter featurette; A Sin of Passion: Hawthorne on Film documentary; Revealing the Scarlet Letter with Sam Sherman; Restored 1965 trailer for The Scarlet Letter; A doll's house, an essay by Jason A. Ney in booklet.
Summary:
"Colleen Moore stars as Hester Prynne in this 1934 version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale of sin and redemption! Bearing a child out of wedlock was punishable in 17th century Massachusetts by being forced to wear a scarlet letter 'A,' but unwed mother Hester, who was born to a noble family, is determined to rise above her situation. Hardie Albright, Alan Hale, and William Farnum also star for director Robert G. Vignola, while the recreation of old Puritan Boston was by art director Frank Dexter (Baby Face Morgan, Northwest Trail)."--container.
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