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The House of the Seven Gables

Where:

New England

When:

The 1820s The 1840s

AN ANCIENT HOUSE! A MURDER SECRET! A HIDDEN TREASURE! — 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.

Released in 1940 — 89 minutes

Genres:

Thriller Drama

Language:

English