| The Thirteenth Chair (1929) Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1929
Running Times: 71 mins
Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: mono CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: MGM
DIRECTION
Director: Tod Browning
SCRIPT
Script: Elliott J. Clawson
Play: Bayard Veiller
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Merritt B. Gerstad
EDITING
Editor: Harry Reynolds
SOUND
Recording Engineer: Paul Neal
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Adrian
MISCELLANEOUS
Titles: Joe Farnham
CAST
Conrad Nagel (Richard Crosby)
Leila Hyams (Helen O'Neil)
Margaret Wycherly (Madame Rosalie La Grange)
Helene Millard (Mary Eastwood)
Holmes Herbert (Sir Roscoe Crosby)
Mary Forbes (Lady Crosby)
Bela Lugosi (Inspector
Delzante)
John Davidson (Edward Wales)
Charles Quatermaine (Dr Philip Mason)
Moon Carroll (Helen Trent)
Cyril Chadwick (Brandon Trent)
Bertram Johns (Howard Standish)
Gretchen Holland (Grace Standish)
Frank Leigh (Professor Feringeea)
Clarence Geldert (Commisioner Grimshaw)
Lal Chand Mehra (Chotee)
Joel McCrea (scenes deleted)
SUMMARY
When his friend is murdered, Edward Wales sets
out to capture the killer. He stages a seance and invites 13 people,
any one of who may have killed the dead man, but it ends in chaos
when the killer strikes again during a blackout.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: MGM
TIMELINE
1929
October
19: USA - theatrical release
LINKS
SEE ALSO
The Thirteenth Chair (1919)
The Thirteenth Chair (1937)
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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