The Thirteenth Chair | |
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Directed by | Tod Browning |
Produced by | Tod Browning |
Written by |
Elliott J. Clawson Joseph Farnham |
Based on |
The Thirteenth Chair 1916 play by Bayard Veiller |
Starring |
Conrad Nagel Leila Hyams Bela Lugosi |
Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time
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72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Thirteenth Chair is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Tod Browning. The picture is based on a 1916 play of the same name by Bayard Veiller. The supporting cast features Bela Lugosi, whom Browning would direct as Dracula two years later.
Inspector Delzante (Bela Lugosi), investigates a series of murders near a British mansion in Calcutta. The murders are pinned on a young runaway named Helen O'Neill (Leila Hyams) who is taken in by a well-intentioned fake Irish medium, Madame LaGrange (Margaret Wycherly).