The House of the Seven Gables
- Original title
- The House of the Seven Gables
- Year
- 1940
- Running time
- 89 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- George Sanders
- Margaret Lindsay
- Vincent Price
- Dick Foran
- Nan Grey
- Cecil Kellaway
- Alan Napier
- Gilbert Emery
- Miles Mander
- Charles Trowbridge
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Drama | 19th Century
- Movie Groups
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Adaptations
- 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.
- Awards
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1940: Nominated for Oscar: Best Original Soundtrack
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