The House of the Seven Gables DVD - Classic Gothic Horror Film Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's Novel - Perfect for Movie Nights & Halloween Screenings

KINO LORBER 2019 BLU-RAYBefore last night, I had never seen this movie. Based on the facts that this was taken from a classic book, starred a young Vincent Prince in a non-horror role, and was restored by Kino Lorber, I figured it was worth chancing a $20 purchase. The gamble paid off immensely. This is a truly excellent film.The story was indeed superb. Vincent Price was excellent in his role, as were the other main actors. The movie was both well-paced and well-developed. The dialog, in particular, was so well-crafted. The scene where this first jumped out at me was when a hardened Margaret Lindsay had made Vincent Price breakfast, striving desperately for a long-lost sense of normalcy between them. As he lovingly gazes at her, she withers, and tells him there isn’t much left to look at. And that’s when he responds with yet another masterful line, “Let my eyes be your mirror…”, reassuring her that she will always be beautiful in his sight. And this is just but tiny sample.In the job of restoration and transfer to Blu-ray, Kino Lorber again excelled. I had to visually study the film to perceive imperfections, and the sound was open and true.Overall: 4.5 stars.