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Directed by Robert G. Vignola
USA 1934
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). *** 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. |
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Theatrical Release: September 18th, 1934
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Runtime | 1:11:26.573 | |
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1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 35,608,510,994 bytesFeature: 21,942,011,904 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1560 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1560 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English 1837 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1837 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
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Release Information: Studio: Film Masters
1.33 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 35,608,510,994 bytesFeature: 21,942,011,904 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Full Commentary track by Professor, Jason A. Ney • Salem and the Scarlet Letter: Original Production narrated by John Carradine (10:09) • 'A Sin of Passion: Hawthorne in Film,' from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures with interview from author, Justin Humphreys (15:24) • Revealing the Scarlet Letter,' featuring a new interview with producer, Sam Sherman (19:18) • Original, restored (1965), trailer for the film (1:36) Essay in full color inserted booklet, by Professor, Jason A. Ney
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On their
Blu-ray,
Film Masters use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the
original English language. The Scarlet Letter
is passive with drums and speeches outside of everyday conversation. It
shows its age a few times but is still running decently enough with the
video. There is stock music used - by Mischa Bakaleinikoff (The
Werewolf, The
Lineup,
New
Orleans Uncensored,
The
Crooked Web,
Cell
2455 Death Row, Comanche
Station,
It
Came from Beneath the Sea,
The Giant Claw,
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,
The 27th Day,
20 Million Miles to Earth,
Lady for a Day), Heinz Roemheld (O.S.S., Four
Frightened People,
Ruby
Gentry,
I,
Jane Doe, Dangerous,
The
Monster that Challenged The World, The
Land Unknown,
The Mole People, 1933's
The Invisible Man.) and others. Dialogue is a bit cloudy is
spots but everything is full discernable showing its, almost, 90-year
age - it is the first sound version of the story. Film Masters offer optional English subtitles on
their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Film Masters
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Robert G. Vignola's The Scarlet Letter
from
Nathaniel Hawthorne's
1850 novel, was set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony
during the years 1642 to 1649. The Scarlet Letter was one of the
first mass-produced books in the United States. The film's lead of
Hester Prynne was played by former Jazz Age comedian and Silent star
Colleen Moore - one of the most fashionable and highly-paid stars of the
era. She helped popularize the bobbed haircut and this would be her last
film. I was probably more
interested in the history and culture of the 17th century era although it seemed
rather sparse with few Algonquian-speaking people
interacting with the settlers and addressing the difficult life in the Colonies. It
was a fascinating puritanical time - sex outside of marriage was considered
blasphemous, punished by fines, and if either partner was married, it
was known as 'adultery' - and could be punishable by death, as was
Sodomy. Of course 1934's screen adaptation of The Scarlet Letter
doesn't venture in that area and is loosely relating the long novel. I
was still very keen to see it and the Film Masters
Blu-ray
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