The House of the Seven Gables

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 12, 1940

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Cast

Michael Mark,Nan Grey,Martin Faust,Harry Stubbs,Margaret Lindsay,Margaret Fealy,Edgar Norton,Claire Whitney,Vincent Price,Jack C. Smithand 26 more

Director

Joe May

Writer

Harold Greene,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Lester Cole

Producer

Burt Kelly

Cinematography

Milton Krasner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032610