Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

86 mins | Drama | Feb. 12, 1937

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.

Maid of Salem

86 mins | Drama | Feb. 12, 1937

Maid of Salem
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Paramount
Original title Maid of Salem
Directors William Tummel, Frank Lloyd
Writers Durward Grimstead, Bradley King, Walter Ferris, Howard Estabrook

Cast

Claudette Colbert

as Barbara Clarke

Fred MacMurray

as Roger Coverman

Harvey Stephens

as Dr. John Harding

Gale Sondergaard

as Martha Harding

Louise Dresser

as Ellen Clarke

Benny Bartlett

as Timothy

Edward Ellis

as Elder Goode

Beulah Bondi

as Abigail

Virginia Weidler

as Nabby

Donald Meek

as Ezra Cheeves

E. E. Clive

as Bilge

Halliwell Hobbes

as Jeremiah

Pedro de Cordoba

as Mr. Morse

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

as Tituba

Lucy Beaumont

as Rebecca

Henry Kolker

as Crown Chief Justice Laughton

William Farnum

as Crown Justice Sewall

Ivan F. Simpson

as Rev. Parris

Brandon Hurst

as Tithing Man

Sterling Holloway

as Miles Corbin

Zeffie Tilbury

as Goody Hodgers

Babs Nelson

as Baby Mercy Cheeves

Mary Treen

as Susy Abbott

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Captain of Ship

Stanley Fields

as First Mate

Lionel Belmore

as Tavern Keeper

Wally Albright

as Jasper (Uncredited)

Vangie Beilby

as Mother (Uncredited)

Chief John Big Tree

as Indian Man (Uncredited)

Tom Brower

as Salem Town Marshal (Uncredited)

Tommy Bupp

as Little Boy (Uncredited)

Rosita Butler

as Mary Watkins (Uncredited)

Madge Collins

as Elizabeth (Uncredited)

Harry Cording

as Guard (Uncredited)

Sidney D'Albrook

as Hunter (Uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Non-Commissioned Officer (Uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

as Court Clerk (Uncredited)

Amelia Falleur

as Sarah (Uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Hunter (Uncredited)

Grace Kern

as Convict (Uncredited)

Clarence Kolb

as Town Crier (Uncredited)

George Magrill

as Sailor (Uncredited)

James A. Marcus

as Sea Captain (Uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

as Father (Uncredited)

Clive Morgan

as Non-Commissioned Officer (Uncredited)

Harold Nelson

as Judge (Uncredited)

John Power

as Minister (Uncredited)

Jack Richardson

as Sheriff (Uncredited)

Tom Ricketts

as Giles Cory (Uncredited)

Kathryn Sheldon

as Mrs. Deborah Cheeves (Uncredited)

Russell Simpson

as Village Marshal (Uncredited)

John Graham Spacey

as Businessman (Uncredited)

Hayden Stevenson

as Deputy Marshal (Uncredited)

Colin Tapley

as Roger's Friend (Uncredited)

Joseph R. Tozer

as Clergyman (Uncredited)

Helen Westcott

as Little Girl (Uncredited)

Ricca Allen

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Agnes Ayres

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Wilson Benge

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Fritzi Brunette

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Herbert Evans

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Fryda Gagne

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Edith Hallor

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Frank Hammond

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Carol Holloway

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Harold Howard

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Ward Lane

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Vera Lewis

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Billy O'Brien

as Young Jasper (Uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Rita Owen

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Stella LeSaint

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Audrey Reynolds

as Townswoman (Uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Walter Soderling

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Al Stewart

as Townsman (Uncredited)

William Wagner

as Townsman (Uncredited)