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The Scarlet Letter (1934) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1934 · 69 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Robert G. Vignola
- Starring
- Hardie Albright, Alan Hale, Henry B. Walthall, Colleen Moore, Flora Finch, William Farnum
Set in 17th‑century Puritan Massachusetts, the story follows Hester Prynne, a young woman who bears an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear a scarlet “A” on her clothing as a public mark of adultery. Amidst relentless judgment, she endures exile, raises her daughter Pearl, and transforms the symbol into a complex emblem of resilience, guilt, and societal hypocrisy.
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