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Maid of Salem

Another Paramount Silver Jubilee celebration hit!

NR Drama

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Harvey Stephens, Gale Sondergaard, Louise Dresser

Writer: Walter Ferris, Bradley King, Durward Grimstead, Bradley King, Howard Estabrook

Release Date:
February 12, 1937
Ratings:
5.9 / 10
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Overview

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.