The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

Dir: Joe May Thriller / Drama stars 3

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The House of the Seven Gables is an American thriller film first released in 1940, directed by Joe May. The film is based on a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne and stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, Dick Foran and Nan Grey. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Joe May
Script: Lester Cole, Harold Greene, Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel)
Photo: Milton R. Krasner
Music: Frank Skinner
Cast: George Sanders (Jaffrey Pyncheon), Margaret Lindsay (Hepzibah Pyncheon), Vincent Price (Clifford Pyncheon), Dick Foran (Matthew Maule), Nan Grey (Phoebe Pyncheon), Cecil Kellaway (Philip Barton), Alan Napier (Fuller, the Postman), Gilbert Emery (Gerald Pyncheon), Miles Mander (Deacon Arnold Foster), Charles Trowbridge (Judge), Hal Budlong (Driver), Caroline Cooke (Town Gossip), Harry Cording (Blacksmith Hawkins), Kernan Cripps (Workman), Robert Dudley (Bailiff), Martin Faust (Town Gossip), Margaret Fealy (Town Gossip), Sibyl Harris (Mrs. Foster), Ellis Irving (Man Drinking From Cup), P.J. Kelly (Man With Rake), Colin Kenny (Court Bailiff), Jane Loofbourrow (Town Gossip), Murdock MacQuarrie (Town Gossip), Michael Mark (Ex-Convict Reading Tribune), Nelson McDowell (Coroner, in Courtroom), Mira McKinney (Mrs. Reynolds), Edgar Norton (Phineas Weed, Jaffrey’s Servant), Lon Poff (Juror), Russ Powell (Grocer), Jack C. Smith (Prison Guard), Hugh Sothern (Reverend Jeremiah Smith), Harry Stubbs (Jeremiah – Man in Pub), Claire Whitney (Witness), Harry Woods (Mr. Wainwright)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 89 min; B&W

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