Maid of Salem explained

Maid of Salem
Producer:	Howard Estabrook
Starring:	Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Harvey Stephens
Cinematography:	Leo Tover
Editing:	Hugh Bennett
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	85 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Maid of Salem is a 1937 American historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Harvey Stephens. It was made and distributed by Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures,

Plot

A young girl in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 has an affair with an adventurer. She is sentenced as a witch, but saved by him.

Reception

Writing for The Spectator in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mildly positive review, describing the dialogue as "pompously period", but praising the story as one allowing for "a little authentic horror [] to creep in".^[1]

Notes and References

1. Greene. Graham. Graham Greene. 5 March 1937. Fire Over England/Maid of Salem/Theodora Goes Wild. The Spectator. (reprinted in: Book: Taylor. John Russell . John Russell Taylor. 1980. The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. 136–137. 0192812866.)