in 1692 salem and a devious child lie about a slave involvement in witchcraft sends an entire community into an uproar . costume drama star claudette colbert and fred macmurray isn not stuffy and though neither be it a vivid depiction of contagious hysteria . work on by three writer ( walter ferris and durward grimstead and and bradley king ) and the story element be rather interesting ( especially come out of hollywood in 1937 ) and though to anyone who have since read arthur miller the crucible and the hoked up melodrama on display here would not be tolerate for very long . big problem with the picture may lie in the casting represent colbert and macmurray be an ill match pair of lover hinder by the witch hunt and macmurray be far too contemporary a presence for these surroundings . half from .