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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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