"The CBS Radio Mystery Theater" has been criticized for having plodding plots as a result of attempting to present hour-long programs in a medium designed for half-hour programs. The opposite would seem to be true in this episode. In fact, the show seemed a bit rushed as a result of trying to cram the whole book into just one hour. (Incidentally, the book itself is rather plodding.) I've taken the tour of the House of Seven Gables (it is a real house) in Salem. Ghost story.

Steming from the Salem witch hunts, two families are set in a generations old struggle. At the gallows the condemned curses the accuser claiming that the accusations were made solely to lay claim to his property. In the generations to follow, the families seek shrug off the label of witch, and the other indulges their greed and pride, until one generation where a man and woman from each side strike up a congenial relationship... I enjoyed the old setting... actually visited Salem a number of years ago and had quite vivid images during this episode.