The House of the Seven Gables

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The House of the Seven Gables

Released Apr 12, 1940

1h 29m

Drama

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Clifford Pyncheon's (Vincent Price) father, Gerald (Gilbert Emery), decides that in his dying days, the family's mansion must be sold to clear their debts. Gerald also believes it will remove the family of a curse -- a result of their many misdeeds over the years that allowed their once-prominent lifestyle. However, Gerald's other son, Jaffrey (George Sanders), has different ideas as to what should be done with the property, and frames Clifford for murder in an attempt to keep the mansion.

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B.R. Crisler

New York Times

"The House of the Seven Gables" offers dreary and slightly stale fare.

Mar 25, 2006

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The results are a good, if far from great, little film.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 16, 2020

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Manages to be a high-class movie, yet unafraid to wallow in the lower depths of human foibles.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 27, 2019

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

...an old-fashioned studio picture that skillfully uses the conventions of Hollywood continuity filmmaking to tell an entertaining story...

Rated: 6/10

Apr 24, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale about a cursed family.

Rated: B-

Feb 10, 2011

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It was a unique gothic film for its day that intrigued me after the first 15 minutes. Despite its melodrama, it still entertains. Saw on TCM. I want to visit the actual house!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/17/23

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Audience Member

One of the best Hawthorne adaptations. A classic, no doubt.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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While interesting to see George Sanders and Vincent Price in early roles, the rest of the cast was just ok. The film was slow and I couldn't get into it. I found I didn't care about the characters enough to follow closely.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale about a cursed family.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

A curse is a curse, of course of course--An exceptional "little" movie!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

If you've seen a lot of Price's movies you will notice that a scene from this movie is played out in his later movie Tales of Terror. With this film you get the whole story. I loved it, it's a great story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

Clifford Pyncheon's (Vincent Price) father, Gerald (Gilbert Emery), decides that in his dying days, the family's mansion must be sold to clear their debts. Gerald also believes it will remove the family of a curse -- a result of their many misdeeds over the years that allowed their once-prominent lifestyle. However, Gerald's other son, Jaffrey (George Sanders), has different ideas as to what should be done with the property, and frames Clifford for murder in an attempt to keep the mansion.

Director: Joe May
Producer: Burt Kelly
Screenwriter: Lester Cole
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 1940, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Runtime: 1h 29m

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