PRINCE EDWARD
“THE SCARLET LETTER” “The Scarlet Letter.” Metro-Gold-" wyn-Mayer’s screen version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, will be shown for the last time to-night. It would be difficult indeed to find a better Hester Prynne, the heroine of this impelling story of intolerance and mighty self-sacrifice, than Miss Gish. Ably supporting Miss Gish, and enabling her to score heavily in the dramaticsequences which bring them together, is Lars Hanson, the Swedish actor, who ! has the important role of the Rev. Dini- | mesdale, the man who loves, and is loved by Hester, and for whose sake-, j she wears the scarlet brand of shame. Hanson possesses sincerity and re- | straint, and a complete knowledge of dramatic art. and his rugged manliness iis an excellent foil for the fragile, flowerlike beauty of Lillian herself. Mention must be made of Karl Dan* I who has a unique role, and of Henry j Walthall, who does some remarkable interpretative work with his long mobile hands. To Victor Seastrom. the director, goes the honour of having made a picture of great appeal. He hurls a film thunderbolt at intolerance. ’ Good supports are also shown.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 17
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190PRINCE EDWARD Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 17
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