The Scarlet Letter (1934 film)
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| Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour (producer) |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel The Scarlet Letter) Leonard Fields (writer) David Silverstein (writer) |
| Starring | Colleen Moore |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
| Edited by | Charles Harris |
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Darmour Productions
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| Distributed by | Capitol Film Exchanges |
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69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Scarlet Letter is a 1934 American film directed by Robert G. Vignola.
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.
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.
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.
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