The House of the Seven Gables 84 years old

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

The House of the Seven Gables

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.

Credits

The House of the Seven Gables Cast

Name Character
George Sanders He was 33, 65 years old when he died as Jaffrey Pyncheon
Vincent Price He was 29, 82 years old when he died as Clifford Pyncheon
Cecil Kellaway He was 46, 79 years old when he died as Philip Barton
Dick Foran He was 29, 69 years old when he died as Matthew Maule
Gilbert Emery He was 64, 70 years old when he died as Gerald Pyncheon
Colin Kenny He was 3, 24 years old when he died as Court Bailiff
Murdock MacQuarrie He was 61, 63 years old when he died as Town Gossip
Alan Napier He was 37, 85 years old when he died as Fuller
Margaret Lindsay She was 29, 70 years old when she died as Hepzibah Pyncheon
Charles Trowbridge He was 58, 85 years old when he died as Judge
Nan Grey She was 21, 75 years old when she died as Phoebe Pyncheon
Harry Cording He was 48, 63 years old when he died as Blacksmith Hawkins
Harry Woods He was 50, 79 years old when he died as Mr. Wainwright
Caroline Frances Cooke as Town Gossip
Ellis Irving He was 38, 80 years old when he died as Man Drinking From Cup
Nelson McDowell He was 69, 77 years old when he died as Coroner in Courtroom
Robert Dudley He was 365, 381 years old when he died as Jury Foreman
Ann Kunde He was 44, 64 years old when he died as Courtroom Spectator
Claire Whitney She was 49, 79 years old when she died as Witness
Harry Stubbs He was 65, 75 years old when he died as Jeremiah - Man in Pub
Allen D. Sewall as Juror
Michael Mark He was 53, 88 years old when he died as Ex-Convict Reading Tribune
P.J. Kelly as Man With Rake
Mira McKinney She was 47, 85 years old when she died as Mrs. Reynolds
Hugh Sothern He was 58, 65 years old when he died as Reverend Jeremiah Smith
Edgar Norton He was 71, 84 years old when he died as Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
Kernan Cripps as Workman
Michael Mark He was 53, 88 years old when he died as Ex-Convict
Russ Powell He was 64, 75 years old when he died as Grocer / Juror
Jack C. Smith as Prison Guard
Miles Mander He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Deacon Arnold Foster

The House of the Seven Gables Crew

Name Department
Milton Krasner as Director of Photography. He was 36 (84) years old when He died Camera
Russell A. Gausman as Set Decoration. He was 47 (70) years old when He died Art
Jack Otterson as Art Direction. He was 34 (86) years old when He died Art
Vera West as Costume Design. She was 39 (47) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Frank Skinner as Music. He was 42 (70) years old when He died Sound
Frank Gross as Editor. He was 20 (86) years old when He died Editing
Burt Kelly as Producer. He was 41 (84) years old when He died Production
Nathaniel Hawthorne as Writer. He was 135 (59) years old when He died Writing
Harold Greene as Writer. He was 4 (55) years old when He died Writing
Lester Cole as Writer. He was 35 (81) years old when He died Writing
Joe May as Director. He was 59 (73) years old when He died Directing
The House of the Seven Gables poster
The House of the Seven Gables (84 years)

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

  • Release day: Thursday, February 29, 1940
  • Runtime: 89 minutes