The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
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.
Released: Apr 12, 1940
Runtime: 89 minutes
Stars: George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, Dick Foran, Cecil Kellaway
Crew: Joe May (Director), Nathaniel Hawthorne (Writer), Lester Cole (Writer), Harold Greene (Writer), Frank Skinner (Music), Frank Gross (Editor)