---
title: 'The House of the Seven Gables (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe May'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-house-of-the-seven-gables-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032610/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

1940 · 89 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The House of the Seven Gables is a 1940 Gothic drama film based on the 1851 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of a family consumed by greed in which one brother frames another for murder. It is a remake of the 1910 film of the same name, which starred Mary Fuller. The film's musical score was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score. The plot of the film differs dramatically from the plot of the novel on which it is based.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe May](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-may)
- **Screenplay:** [Lester Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-cole)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-skinner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Milton Krasner](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-krasner)

## Cast

- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway)
- [Colin Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-kenny)
- [Dick Foran](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-foran)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Margaret Lindsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-lindsay)
- [Vincent Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-price)
- [George Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sanders)
- [Edgar Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-norton)
- [Gilbert Emery](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-emery)
- [Alan Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-napier)
- [Nan Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/nan-grey)
- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)

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