The Scarlet Letter

1934

Drama / Romance

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 21% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 567 567

adultery puritan pre-code colonial america

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Plot summary

In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.

Director

Robert G. Vignola Photo
Robert G. Vignola

Top cast

Betty Blythe Photo
Betty Blythe as Innkeeper
Shirley Jean Rickert Photo
Shirley Jean Rickert as Humility Crakstone
Henry B. Walthall Photo
Henry B. Walthall as Roger Chillingworth
Flora Finch Photo
Flora Finch as Faith Bartle--Gossip
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655.82 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
Passed
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23.976 fps
1 hr 11 min
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1.19 GB
1440*1080
English 2.0
Passed
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23.976 fps
1 hr 11 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 5 / 10

Didnt suck as bad as expected

Didnt suck as bad as expected
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

One of the weaker adaptations of Nathaniel Hawthorne's

One of the weaker adaptations of Nathaniel Hawthorne's American classic The Scarlett Letter, this 1934 version took some definite short cuts especially in the early portion of the film. Even if it's been a while since reading the book, the former reader will be disappointed. While the atmosphere and attitude is right, the film is far too short to successfully demonstrate the book's messages about intolerance, sin, knowledge, evil, personal identity, and Puritan society. The film is very formulaic when it cries out not be. Colleen Moore seems distracted all the time and does not present a very memorable Hester Prynne (in fact, she planned to leave Hollywood and the film industry immediately after filming wrapped). The Reverend Dimmesdale character is forgettable as well with Hardie Albright looking shocked-and-awed with his mouth-open all the time instead of showing audiences a man wrenched with inner guilt. The Hollywood formula might not be well-suited to The Scarlett Letter, but the comic relief provided by Alan Hale Sr. is much welcomed and his scenes are the only memorable portions of the film. With that being said, H.B. Walthall gives a seriously good performance as Roger Chillingsworth, his speech, personality, and gravitas give the film its only real power. The viewer can tell Walthall is very comfortable in this role and the film benefits from a veteran actor who has played the part before in the 1926 silent version. The best way to watch this film is in tandem with one or two other Scarlett Letter films, such as the aforementioned 1926 silent version directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Lillian Gish, the 1973 German version directed by Wim Wenders, or the 1995 version directed by Roland Joffe starring Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Robert Duvall.
Reviewed by Steve D 6 / 10

Passable version of the often told tale

Passable version of the often told tale.
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