The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

Directed by

Joe May

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brother frames another for murder out of greed, setting off a family curse in a gloomy old house. The film follows the surviving siblings as they confront betrayal and try to reclaim their legacy.

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What happens

The House of the Seven Gables is a 1940 Gothic drama film based on the 1851 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of a family consumed by greed in which one brother frames another for murder. It is a remake of the 1910 film of the same name, which starred Mary Fuller. The film's musical score was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score. The plot of the film differs dramatically from the plot of the novel on which it is based. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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