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