The Scarlet Letter (1934) (DVD) urban renewal Samuel Kay Forrest as Steve

Samuel Kay Forrest as Steve Gaines

Blanca Lewin as Laura

as an outrageous attempt to turn the crime genre on its head

and stars Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck

AND A SAMURAI

The Scarlet Letter (1934) (DVD) urban renewal Samuel Kay Forrest as SteveBased off the 1850 classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Colleen Moore stars as Hester Prynne; determined to rise above her situation. 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