Synopsis
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 SandersJaffrey Pyncheon
- Margaret LindsayHepzibah Pyncheon
- Vincent PriceClifford Pyncheon
- Nan GreyPhoebe Pyncheon
- Dick ForanMatthew Maule
- Cecil KellawayPhilip Barton
- Alan NapierFuller
- Gilbert EmeryGerald Pyncheon
- Miles ManderDeacon Arnold Foster
- Charles TrowbridgeJudge
Recommendations
- 75
The Seattle Times
The House of Seven Gables probably has the strongest reputation as a film, thanks mostly to the casting of George Sanders and Vincent Price, Lester Cole's serviceable script, Milton Krasner's moody cinematography and Frank Skinner's Oscar-nominated score. [21 May 1988] - 70
Los Angeles Times
Sanders is perfectly cast as the oily, conniving family member who sends one of his relatives (Price) to jail on a trumped-up murder charge. [28 May 1998, p.F39] - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Luckily the atmospheric photography and fine sets (Universal claimed it built an exact duplicate of the original Salem house) pull the sometimes melodramatic performances through. - 40
The New York Times
Dreary and slightly stale fare.
