Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem

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- 65/100 based on 424 votes
  • Released: 1937
  • Runtime: 86 mins
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  • Studio: Paramount Pictures
  • Genres: Drama

Young lovers fall afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts and trials of 17th century Massachusetts. One family in particular uses the hysteria to its advantage, getting even with everyone for every slight--real or imagined.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Maid of Salem:

Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Harvey Stephens
Gale Sondergaard
Louise Dresser
Benny Bartlett

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Young lovers fall afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts and trials of 17th century Massachusetts. One family in particular uses the hysteria to its advantage, getting even with everyone for every slight--real or imagined.

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User Review - 6/10 by Greg WA pre-[i]Crucible[/i] look at the Salem witch hunts... while certain plot devices and developments are familiar and intriguing, a lot of it just feels formulaic and plodding. Fred MacMurray's casting is just plain wrong - never mind the fact that I just plain can't stand the dude. Colbert fares better, but not by much - the dialogue is a hilarious attempt at old-timey speak, and in a film so obviously borne from the studio system, it just doesn't work.
User Review - 6/10 by Daniel K3: It's hard not to be enthralled by a story as powerful as that of the Salem witch trials, but the Hollywood ending does strike me as a bit false. Everything is wrapped up a bit too neatly in the end for the film to become truly immortal. Colbert gives a powerful performance though. There are definitely times when the simplicity of classic Hollywood pictures is very alluring. The style of filmmaking was certainly partially determined by the technology available in the day. Black and white film allowed the California coast to double for Massachusets in this and many other films (including How Green Was My Valley for instance). The quality of the film forced one to remain somewhat at a distance and obscured the details of the costumes and sets to some extent. Thus, sets and costumes that would pass for authentic then wouldn't necessarilly work today. Nothing needed to be weathered in the same way. The sets could be clean and less detailed and still work. It ends up being quite charming and clean, whereas newer films seem more true to life, but less like Hollywood. Both can be highly desired. Period pieces seem to have been much more in vogue at the time as well. Again, this seems to be somehwat out of necessity rather than a specific desire on the part of the studio system and audiences (technology was the culprit here as well, see my review of Avatar for an explanation). Since films set in 17th Century America are so rare today, this picture is quite a welcome change. I can't say I'd like to live in an early Puritan colony such as Salem though. I know this story mainly through The Crucible so this version was quite interesting. I wonder if Arthur Miller was familiar with it. It must have been a horrible life for those not apt to enjoy the Puritanical persuasion as well. I imagine life must have been very harsh, particularly for women. Humans truly can be vile, disgusting, and weak creatures. Colbert and MacMurray work quite well here and are supported by a quality cast as well. It's a perfect example of the strong product churned out by the studio system on a regular basis. Hollywood didn't always produce the masterpieces on the level of those made in Europe, but they were extremely proficient in turning out consistently entertaining and quality pieces time and time again. This being an example of the latter and Dreyer's La passion de Jeanne d'Arc being an example of the former. Both involve the torture and murder of women, but one is a masterpiece, while the other is merely excellent. This would have rated a 3.5 if the ending had been different.

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