A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

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Criterion Channel

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Cast

Fredric March

Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

Veronica Lake

Jennifer

Robert Benchley

Dr. Dudley White

Susan Hayward

Estelle Masterson

Cecil Kellaway

Daniel

Elizabeth Patterson

Margaret

Robert Warwick

J. B. Masterson

Georgia Backus

Older Woman (uncredited)

Charles Bates

Wooley's Son (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Country Club Guest (uncredited)

Fredric March — Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's

Veronica Lake — Jennifer

Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Her success did not last; she had a string of broken marriages and long struggles with

Robert Benchley — Dr. Dudley White

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.