Maid of Salem (1937)
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Synopsis of Maid of Salem
Claudette Colbert is a young freethinking woman living in Salem, Massachusetts during the notorious 17th century "witch trials". Colbert falls in love with adventurer Fred MacMurray, causing no end of scandal with the Puritan townsfolk. A hateful little girl (Bonita Granville) pretends to be "possessed", thereby convincing the Salemites that Claudette is a witch. Tried and convicted of sorcery, the poor girl is sent to be burned at the stake, but is rescued in the nick of time by MacMurray, who convinces the townsfolk that they've been the victim of a hoax. Maid of Salem earned a footnote in entertainment history in 1937 when it was booed off the screen of New York's Paramount theatre by fans who wanted to see the evening's real attraction--a performance by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Maid of Salem
- Claudette Colbert - Barbara Clarke
- Harvey Stephens - Dr. John Harding
- Louise Dresser - Ellen Clarke
- Virginia Weidler - Nabby Goode
- Bonita Granville - Ann Goode
- William Farnum - Crown Justice Sewall
- Brandon Hurst - Tithing Man
- Vera Lewis - Bit part
- Clive Morgan - Non-Commissioned Officer
- Colin Tapley - Roger's Friend
- Hayden Stevenson - Deputy Marshal
- Russell Simpson - Village Marshal
- Kathrun Sheldon - Mrs. Deborah Cheeves
- Jack Richardson - Sheriff
- Wally Albright - Jasper
- Harold Nelson - Judge
- Grace Kern - Convict
- Rosita Butler - Mary Watkins
- Herbert Evans - Bit part
- Pedro de Cordoba - Mr. Morse
- Harry Cording - Guard
- Fritzi Brunette - Bit part
- Sidney Bracey - Bit part
- Wilson Benge - Bit part
- Lucy Beaumont - Rebecca
- Harold Entwistle - Court Clerk
- Edith Hallor - Bit part
- William Wagner - Bit part
- Joseph R. Tozer - Clergyman
- Anne O'Neal - Bit part
- John Farrell MacDonald - Captain of Ship
- Colin Kenny - Hunter
- Stanley Fields - 1st Mate
- Fred MacMurray - Roger Coverman
- Gale Sondergaard - Martha Harding
- Edward Ellis - Elder Goode
- E.E. Clive - Bilge
- Bennie Bartlett - Timothy Clarke
- Halliwell Hobbes - Jeremiah
- Clarence Kolb - Town Crier
- George Magrill - Sailor
- Rita Owin - Bit part
- Mme. Sul Te Wan - Tituba
- Walter Soderling - Bit part
- Ivan Simpson - Rev. Parris
- Tom Ricketts - Giles Cory
- Ricca Allen - Bit part
- John Power - Minister
- Stella LeSaint - Bit part
- Harold Howard - Bit part
- Charles McAvoy - Father
- Jack Deery
- Sidney D'Albrook - Hunter
- Chief John Big Tree - Indian
- Tom Brower - Salem Town Marshal
- Beulah Bondi - Abigail Goode
- Lionel Belmore - Tavern Keeper
- Agnes Ayres - Bit part
- Vangie Beilby - Mother
- James Marcus - Sea Captain
- Mary Treen - Suzy Abbott
- Zeffie Tilbury - Goody Hodgers
- Donald Meek - Ezra Cheeves
- Henry Kolker - Crown Chief Justice Laughton
- Sterling Holloway - Miles Corbin
- Director(s):
- Frank Lloyd
- Writer(s):
- Walter Ferris, Bradley King
- Producer(s):
- Frank Lloyd
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