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18 September 1934 (USA)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale of sin & redemption!
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Sad final film for the great Colleen Moore.
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(Complete credited cast) | Colleen Moore | ... | Hester Prynne |
| Hardie Albright | ... | Arthur Dimmesdale |
| Henry B. Walthall | ... | Roger Chillingworth |
| Cora Sue Collins | ... | Pearl |
| Alan Hale | ... | Bartholomew Hockings |
| Virginia Howell | ... | Abigail Crakstone |
| William Kent | ... | Sampson Goodfellow (as William T. Kent) |
| William Farnum | ... | Gov. Bellingham |
| Betty Blythe | ... | Innkeeper |
| Al O. Henderson | ... | Master Wilson |
| Jules Cowles | ... | Beadle |
| Mickey Rentschler | ... | Digerie Crakstone |
| Shirley Jean Rickert | ... | Humility Crakstone |
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Version of La lettre écarlate (1977) (TV)
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Colleen Moore was without doubt one of the best silent actresses, especially in comedy. Her wit, charm and energy were infectious - even in interviews late in life she still shone. How sad it is, therefore, that she retired so young - only 34 - and that she went out on a film such as this one. Not that this is a terrible film - it has some strong moments - and Colleen is actually very good, but it is hardly worthy of her talents and is certainly not a good showcase for them. She plays the tragic single mother in the Puritan community with strength and dignity and is well matched by Hardie Albright who is very strong as her priest-lover. But Colleen is never allowed to be funny - the part is a grim one. How much more suitable she would have been to something like "It Happened One Night". To waste a great talent like hers is appalling.
Ironically the worst thing in this movie is the attempted comic relief with Alan Hale and William Kent playing a couple of buffoons chasing an eligible widow. They really fall flat.