Ginger Rogers ("Lela") and Lyle Talbot ("Winston") work well enough together in this quite enjoyable murder mystery. It all centres around a dinner party that took place (or didn't!) some thirteen years earlier, at which the wealthy host died. It turns out that his fortune has been left to the thirteenth guest, but nobody knows who that actually is/was... Skip forward to present day, and a young woman returns to the…
The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
BAFFLING! BREATHTAKING! CHILLS-THRILLS!
Thirteen years after a dinner party in which the thirteenth guest failed to arrive, the remaining guests are being murdered one by one, and their bodies being placed at the same dinner table in the appropriate seats they occupied thirteen years prior.
Top Cast
Ginger Rogers
Lela / Marie Morgan
Lyle Talbot
Phil Winston
J. Farrell MacDonald
Captain Ryan
Paul Hurst
Detective Grump
Erville Alderson
John Adams
Ethel Wales
Jane Thornton
James Eagles
Bud Morgan
Crauford Kent
Dr. Sherwood
Eddie Phillips
Thor Jensen
Frances Rich
Marjorie Thornton
Phillips Smalley
Dick Thornton
Robert Klein
John Barksdale (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
Mike (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Cabby (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Photographer (uncredited)
Adrienne Dore
Winston's Date (Uncredited)
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FAQ about The Thirteenth Guest
What is The Thirteenth Guest about?
Thirteen years after a dinner party in which the thirteenth guest failed to arrive, the remaining guests are being murdered one by one, and their bodies being placed at the same dinner table in the appropriate seats they occupied thirteen years prior.
When was The Thirteenth Guest released?
The Thirteenth Guest was released in 1932.
What genres does The Thirteenth Guest belong to?
The Thirteenth Guest is categorised as Mystery, Thriller.
Who stars in The Thirteenth Guest?
The cast of The Thirteenth Guest includes Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald, Paul Hurst, Erville Alderson.