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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.

  • Thriller
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of George SandersGeorge SandersJaffrey Pyncheon
  • Photo of Margaret LindsayMargaret LindsayHepzibah Pyncheon
  • Photo of Vincent PriceVincent PriceClifford Pyncheon
  • Photo of Nan GreyNan GreyPhoebe Pyncheon
  • Photo of Dick ForanDick ForanMatthew Maule
  • Photo of Cecil KellawayCecil KellawayPhilip Barton
  • Photo of Alan NapierAlan NapierFuller
  • Photo of Gilbert EmeryGilbert EmeryGerald Pyncheon
  • Photo of Miles ManderMiles ManderDeacon Arnold Foster
  • Photo of Charles TrowbridgeCharles TrowbridgeJudge

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