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The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

Directed by Joe May · 89 min · Thriller, Drama, Romance

7.5 TOPICAL score · #5,881 of 6,776 films

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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.

The House of the Seven Gables (1940, directed by Joe May) has a TOPICAL score of 7.5 - ranked 5,881 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (31 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages.

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Critics-
Audience35
Awards42
Historical impact10
Lasting engagement16
Cast6
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: George Sanders (actor #504), Margaret Lindsay (actor #1,608), Vincent Price (actor #673), Nan Grey (actor #1,969)

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