Maid of Salem

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".