The House of the Seven Gables

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MOVIE

The House of the Seven Gables

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.

Release Date

1940-04-12

Year

1940

Duration

1h 29m

Status

Released

Score

6.98

#imprisonment#tragic-love#death-in-family#family-conflict

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