Poster for the movie The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

1940 • 89 minutes
ThrillerDrama

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.

Picture of George Sanders

George Sanders

Jaffrey Pyncheon

Picture of Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Hepzibah Pyncheon

Picture of Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Clifford Pyncheon

Picture of Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Phoebe Pyncheon

Picture of Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Matthew Maule

Picture of Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Philip Barton

Picture of Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Fuller

Picture of Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

Gerald Pyncheon

Picture of Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Deacon Arnold Foster

Picture of Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Judge

Picture of Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Blacksmith Hawkins

Picture of Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Ex-Convict

Picture of Hal Budlong

Hal Budlong

Driver

Picture of Caroline Frances Cooke

Caroline Frances Cooke

Town Gossip

Picture of Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Workman

Picture of Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Jury Foreman

Picture of Martin Faust

Martin Faust

Town Gossip

Picture of Margaret Fealy

Margaret Fealy

Town Gossip

Picture of Sibyl Harris

Sibyl Harris

Mrs. Foster

Picture of Ellis Irving

Ellis Irving

Man Drinking From Cup

Picture of P.J. Kelly

P.J. Kelly

Man With Rake

Picture of Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Court Bailiff

Picture of Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Courtroom Spectator

Picture of Jane Loofbourrow

Jane Loofbourrow

Town Gossip

Picture of Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Town Gossip

Picture of Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Ex-Convict Reading Tribune

Picture of Nelson McDowell

Nelson McDowell

Coroner in Courtroom

Picture of Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney

Mrs. Reynolds

Picture of Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant

Picture of Lon Poff

Lon Poff

Juror

Picture of Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Grocer / Juror

Picture of Allen D. Sewall

Allen D. Sewall

Juror

Picture of Jack C. Smith

Jack C. Smith

Prison Guard

Picture of Hugh Sothern

Hugh Sothern

Reverend Jeremiah Smith

Picture of Harry Stubbs

Harry Stubbs

Jeremiah - Man in Pub

Picture of Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney

Witness

Picture of Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Mr. Wainwright