Movie Description
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940)Overview
In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, whereupon Clifford and his former cellmate, abolitionist Matthew, have a certain scheme in mind.
Featured Crew
- Director : Joe May
- Producer : Burt Kelly
- Writer : Nathaniel Hawthorne,Lester Cole,Harold Greene
- Editor : Frank Gross
- Cast : George Sanders,Margaret Lindsay,Vincent Price,Nan Grey,Dick Foran,Cecil Kellaway,Alan Napier,Gilbert Emery,Miles Mander,Charles Trowbridge,Harry Cording,Michael Mark,Hal Budlong,Caroline Frances Cooke,Kernan Cripps,Robert Dudley,Martin Faust,Margaret Fealy,Sibyl Harris,Ellis Irving,P.J. Kelly,Colin Kenny,Ann Kunde,Jane Loofbourrow,Murdock MacQuarrie,Michael Mark,Nelson McDowell,Mira McKinney,Edgar Norton,Lon Poff,Russ Powell,Allen D. Sewall,Jack C. Smith,Hugh Sothern,Harry Stubbs,Claire Whitney,Harry Woods
Cast
Jaffrey Pyncheon
Hepzibah Pyncheon
Clifford Pyncheon
Phoebe Pyncheon
Matthew Maule
Philip Barton
Fuller
Gerald Pyncheon
Deacon Arnold Foster
Judge
Blacksmith Hawkins
Ex-Convict
Driver
Town Gossip
Workman
Jury Foreman
Town Gossip
Town Gossip
Mrs. Foster
Man Drinking From Cup
Man With Rake
Court Bailiff
Courtroom Spectator
Town Gossip
Town Gossip
Ex-Convict Reading Tribune
Coroner in Courtroom
Mrs. Reynolds
Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
Juror
Grocer / Juror
Juror
Prison Guard
Reverend Jeremiah Smith
Jeremiah - Man in Pub
Witness
Mr. Wainwright
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Facts
Original TitleThe House of the Seven Gables
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-04-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 29m
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures
Genres
- Thriller
- Drama
- Romance
