Is The House of the Seven Gables sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The House of the Seven Gables violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The House of the Seven Gables end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The House of the Seven Gables easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The House of the Seven Gables scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The House of the Seven Gables

Name: The House of the Seven Gables
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Released: 1940
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 7
Cast: George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, Dick Foran

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

Directed by Joe May

Produced by Universal Pictures

194089 min7.0 / 10

A Gothic family drama centered on betrayal, wrongful imprisonment, and enduring love, set within the shadowed halls of an ancestral mansion.

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.

Clusters

Historical Forbidden Romance Coping With Death Family and Marriage Problems Prison Movies Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Thriller Drama Romance

Keywords

Imprisonment Tragic Love Death In Family Family Conflict

Questions people ask

Is The House of the Seven Gables sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The House of the Seven Gables violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The House of the Seven Gables end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The House of the Seven Gables easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The House of the Seven Gables scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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