The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
AN ANCIENT HOUSE! A MURDER SECRET! A HIDDEN TREASURE!
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.

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Cast

George Sanders George Sanders As: Jaffrey Pyncheon
Margaret Lindsay Margaret Lindsay As: Hepzibah Pyncheon
Vincent Price Vincent Price As: Clifford Pyncheon
Nan Grey Nan Grey As: Phoebe Pyncheon
Dick Foran Dick Foran As: Matthew Maule
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: AN ANCIENT HOUSE! A MURDER SECRET! A HIDDEN TREASURE!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Thriller, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 12 April 1940

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: Universal Pictures

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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

Directed By

Joe May

Joe May

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Burt Kelly

Burt Kelly

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

Vera West

Vera West

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Milton Krasner

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Jack Otterson

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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