Scarlet Letter

UPC: 014381305920

Studio: Image Entertainment

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: Previously filmed with Lillian Gish in 1926, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter was given a remarkably faithful treatment by low-budget Majestic Pictures in 1934. In her last film appearance, Colleen Moore stars as 17th-century Salem resident Hester Prynne, who when she delivers a child out of wedlock is forced by the prudish townspeople to wear the scarlet "A" for adultery. The father of the baby is none other than Reverend Dimmesdale (Hardie Albright), who wants to confess to his indiscretion but is prohibited from doing so by the pious Hester. Things come to a sorry pass when Hester's long-missing husband Roger Chillingworth (Henry B. Walthall, repeating his role from the 1926 version) returns to Salem and demands a few immediate answers. The film's colonial-era milieu is not always realized, due to inconsistent period costumes and phraseology; also, the direction and acting ranges from adequate to stilted. Still, this Scarlet Letter is a lot more worthwhile than Demi Moore's vanity remake of 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Historical Film

Features: Special audio commentary track by Sam Sherman
Still gallery
Preview trailer

Scarlet Letter

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/06/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 73 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Scarlet Letter
1. Opening Titles [1:32]
2. Hester Prynne [10:38]
3. A Living Lie [3:27]
4. Sr. Roger Chillingworth [7:20]
5. Five Years Later [7:15]
6. Strange Earnestness [11:03]
7. Master Dimmesdale's Pupil [5:11]
8. An Inspired Sermon [3:53]
9. 9 O'Clock and All's Well [6:09]
10. New Life [7:13]
11. Peace [6:56]
12. End Credits [:42]

Cast and Crew: Mickey Rentschler  Actor 
Dorothea Wolbert  Actor 
Flora Finch  Actor 
Shirley Jean Rickert  Actor 
Betty Blythe  Actor 
Jules Cowles  Actor 
Henry B. Walthall  Actor 
Leonard Fields  Screenwriter 
Dave Silverstein  Screenwriter 
Robert Vignola  Director 
Colleen Moore  Actor 
Hardie Albright  Actor 
William Farnum  Actor 
Alan Hale  Actor 
Virginia Howell  Actor 
Cora Sue Collins  Actor 
William Kent  Actor 

Country: USA