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.
The House of the Seven Gables has generally received positive reviews.
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The House of the Seven Gables was released in 1940 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving The House of the Seven Gables (1940) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 67%. Professional critics were more impressed with The House of the Seven Gables than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 68%, The House of the Seven Gables is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1940, which stands at 63%.
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