Film
The House of the Seven Gables
1940· NR· 1h 29m· Drama· Romance· Thriller
“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.
1940-04-12
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DirectorJoe May
WriterHarold Greene
ProducerBurt Kelly
Director of PhotographyMilton Krasner
EditorFrank Gross
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Details
Released1940-04-12
Runtime1h 29m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 31 votes
Original languageen
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