SYNOPSIS:

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).

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THE BONUS FEATURES:​​

• Salem and the Scarlet Letter: Original Production narrated by John Carradine

• Full Commentary track by Professor, Jason A. Ney

• Essay in full color inserted booklet, by Professor, Jason A. Ney

• Original Production from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures

• Introduction to the film provided by Sam Sherman

• Original, restored, trailer for the film

CAST AND CREW

• Director: Robert G. Vignola

• Written by: Leonard Fields / David Silverstein / Nathaniel Hawthrone [Book]

• Produced by: Larry Darmour

• Director of Photography: James D. Brown Jr. 

• Editor: Charles Harris

• Cast: Colleen Moore / Hardie Albright / Henry B. Walthall / Cora Sue Collins / Alan Hale / Virginia Howell / William Kent / William Farnum / Betty Blythe

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Runtime 

Approx. 69 minutes

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MPAA

G

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Original Release Year 

1934

 

Video

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1

 

Audio

English: LPCM 2.0 Mono
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

 

Subtitles

English SDH

 

Discs

Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-50)

 

Digital

N/A

 

Playback

2K Blu-ray: Region A