The House of the Seven Gables
1940 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,608 VOTES · DIR. Joe May
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 962 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:29 I'm coming.
00:05:40 They won't see me for years .. no.
00:08:12 The respectable Colonel Jaffrey Pyncheon.
00:11:02 Yes .. yes .. thank you Hepzibah.
00:16:03 This is no fable, you fool.
00:18:17 I say, that Gerald Pyncheon has no right to sell that accursed house ..
00:20:32 Isn't that a new dress?
00:23:29 Clifford!
00:26:08 The defendant has admitted being in the room with his father at the time.
00:29:30 Look at her. Coming to court in a dress like that. She ought to be ashamed.
00:32:46 I trust you can dissuade my cousin from any thoughtless action.
00:39:52 Let go of me! ─ Shut up.
00:43:25 It is written that she is arriving here, to live with me.
00:46:10 While the rest of the world was fighting out its battle.
00:52:21 Oh yes, certainly.
00:55:11 This shop will be closed.
01:03:28 There's little left to see, Clifford.
01:06:26 Not yet.
01:09:27 Oh thank you, thank you so much. ─ Goodnight.
01:12:32 [ bang ]
01:17:30 Cousin Hepzibah, please don't send him away.
01:20:16 Yes, it is illegal.
01:23:10 You are mad aren't you.
01:25:55 There .. you're free now .. you can have the house .. and all the money in it.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed962
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:03:29
Final line01:25:55
Production Record
DirectorJoe May
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,608