Some films are known more for the trivia associated with them than their actual content – The Thirteenth Chair (1929) being one of them. As the first sound film for director Tod Browning and his first collaboration with the Hungarian emigre actor Bela Lugosi it is these points of interest in a film a few years before Dracula (1931) that draw most attention. Browning seems very restricted by the early sound…
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
Who Killed Spencer Lee?
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his murderer by staging a séance using a famous medium. Several of the thirteen participants had a motive, and one uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected, she turns detective in hopes of uncovering the true perpetrator.
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Conrad Nagel
Richard Crosby
Leila Hyams
Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
Margaret Wycherly
Madame Rosalie La Grange
Helene Millard
Mary Eastwood
Holmes Herbert
Sir Roscoe Crosby
Mary Forbes
Lady Alice Crosby
Bela Lugosi
Inspector Delzante
Charles Quatermaine
Dr. Philip Mason
Moon Carroll
Helen Trent
Cyril Chadwick
Brandon Trent
John Davidson
Edward 'Ned' Wales
Bertram Johns
Howard Standish
Gretchen Holland
Grace Standish
Frank Leigh
Professor Feringeea
Clarence Geldart
Commissioner Grimshaw
Lal Chand Mehra
Chotee
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What is The Thirteenth Chair about?
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his murderer by staging a séance using a famous medium. Several of the thirteen participants had a motive, and one uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the…
When was The Thirteenth Chair released?
The Thirteenth Chair was released in 1929.
What genres does The Thirteenth Chair belong to?
The Thirteenth Chair is categorised as Mystery, Drama, Horror.
Who stars in The Thirteenth Chair?
The cast of The Thirteenth Chair includes Conrad Nagel, Leila Hyams, Margaret Wycherly, Helene Millard, Holmes Herbert.