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.
Claudette Colbert | Barbara Clarke |
Fred MacMurray | Roger Coverman |
Harvey Stephens | Dr. John Harding |
Gale Sondergaard | Martha Harding |
Louise Dresser | Ellen Clarke |
Benny Bartlett | Timothy |
Edward Ellis | Elder Goode |
Beulah Bondi | Abigail |
Bonita Granville | Ann |
Virginia Weidler | Nabby |
Donald Meek | Ezra Cheeves |
E. E. Clive | Bilge |