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Motion Pictures and Television show that have been filmed
in Salem
--Motion Pictures--
The Scarlet
Letter (1934) Larry Darmour Productions
At the end of the
17th century a impetuous woman of noble birth but poor arrives in Boston
when it was just a village rather than a city. As she is married to an old
doctor she tries to change her life.
Stars: Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright and Henry B Walthall
Hocus Pocus
(1993) Walt Disney.
In the year
1693, sisters, Winifred, Mary and Sarah were executed for their unforgivable
witchcraft. They captured and sucked the life out of children. Just before
their execution, Winifred made a curse - a curse that when a virgin lights
the black flame candle on Halloween light, in their house, they shall return
... 1993, 300 years later, Max decides to light the candle in order to scare
his irritating sister Dani (Thora Birch) and his wannabe girlfriend Alison .
Now, the three Witches are back ready for a night of fun, magic and horror
in the now modern area of Salem
Stars: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Omri Katz,
Vinessa Shaw and Thora Birch
What's The
Worst That Could Happen? (2001) MGM, Hyde Park Films
A billionaire
catches a thief robbing his mansion. To get even with him, he takes the
thief's lucky charm ring, telling the cops that it's his own ring. Depraved
of his good luck charm, and faced with a future of bad luck, the thief
begins wreaking revenge on the tycoon. So, the story becomes a battle of
wills as the thief tries to get his most treasured possession, his luck,
back from a man who has everything.
Stars: Danny DeVitio and Martin Lawrence
--Television Shows--
Bewitched
(1970) ABC
In season seven
Samantha and Darren are invited to Salem where things get sticky.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent
This Old House
(1995) PBS
The "This old
House" crew tackles an early colonial on Federal Street. to bring it back to
its former glory.
Stars: Steve Thomas, Norm Abram and Tom Silva
Penn &
Teller's Bullsh**! (2003) Showtime
Comedic
magician's Penn Jillette and Teller deliver a high-octane, weird, wacky,
entertaining journey through some bizarre territory that no one else is
brave enough to touch. This episode comes to Salem with the help of three
"witches" debunks the ouija board.
Stars: Penn Jillette and Teller.
Motion Pictures and Television shows about Salem
--Motion Pictures--
The Witch of
Salem (1913)
In this silent
movie, A young Puritan boy in Salem, Massachusetts falls in love. When the
object of his affection is accused of witchcraft, hysteria envelopes the
town and the boy must find a way to prevent his beloved from being burned at
the stake.
Stars: Charles Ray and Clara Williams
Maid of Salem
(1937) Paramount Pictures
Young lovers fall
afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts
and trials of 17th century Massachusetts. One family in particular uses the
hysteria to its advantage, getting even with everyone for every slight--real
or imagined.
Stars: Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray
Salem Witch
Trials (2002) Alliance Atlantis
Communications, CBS
This 2002 mini
series retells the story of the 1693 witch hysteria is retold.
stars: Kirstie Alley, Shirley Maclaine and Rebecca De Mornay
--Television Shows--
City
Confidential (1998) A&E television Networks
This series
looked at the murder of Martha Brailsford. the story of her mysterious
disappearance and the lobsterman who found her.
Stars: Paul Winfield (Narrator)
Unsolved
History (2003) Morningstar Entertainment, Discovery Channel
This series took
a new look at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. It includes a reenactment of
the events. They look at possible causes of the hysteria.
Stars: Rachael Binder
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