Maid of Salem

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke (Claudette Colbert) has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman (Fred MacMurray), 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.