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The House of the Seven Gables

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1940 | 89 min | Thriller, Drama, Romance

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was a box office smash, though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or West Side Story, start here.
The mood
Tense, warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1940: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    Generally positive reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerVery strong

    $850 billion worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 11K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Joe May

  • 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