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The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

AN ANCIENT HOUSE! A MURDER SECRET! A HIDDEN TREASURE!

Genres

ThrillerDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

12 April 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Sanders

George Sanders

Jaffrey Pyncheon

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Hepzibah Pyncheon

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Clifford Pyncheon

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Phoebe Pyncheon

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Matthew Maule

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Philip Barton

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Fuller

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

Gerald Pyncheon

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Deacon Arnold Foster

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Judge

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Blacksmith Hawkins

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Ex-Convict

Hal Budlong

Hal Budlong

Driver

Caroline Frances Cooke

Caroline Frances Cooke

Town Gossip

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Workman

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Jury Foreman

Martin Faust

Martin Faust

Town Gossip

Margaret Fealy

Margaret Fealy

Town Gossip

Sibyl Harris

Sibyl Harris

Mrs. Foster

Ellis Irving

Ellis Irving

Man Drinking From Cup

P.J. Kelly

P.J. Kelly

Man With Rake

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Court Bailiff

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Courtroom Spectator

Jane Loofbourrow

Jane Loofbourrow

Town Gossip

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Town Gossip

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Ex-Convict Reading Tribune

Nelson McDowell

Nelson McDowell

Coroner in Courtroom

Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney

Mrs. Reynolds

Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant

Lon Poff

Lon Poff

Juror

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Grocer / Juror

Allen D. Sewall

Allen D. Sewall

Juror

Jack C. Smith

Jack C. Smith

Prison Guard

Hugh Sothern

Hugh Sothern

Reverend Jeremiah Smith

Harry Stubbs

Harry Stubbs

Jeremiah - Man in Pub

Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney

Witness

Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Mr. Wainwright

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