The Thirteenth Hour
| The Thirteenth Hour | |
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1927 lobby card
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| Directed by | Chester M. Franklin |
| Written by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. |
| Screenplay by | Chester M. Franklin Douglas Furber |
| Story by | Chester M. Franklin Douglas Furber Intertitles: Wellyn Totman |
| Starring |
Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsdon Charles Delaney |
| Cinematography | Max Fabian |
| Edited by | Dan Sharits |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
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6 reels, 5,252 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film (English intertitles) |
The Thirteenth Hour (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. The film stars Lionel Barrymore in a role where, as noted criminologist Professor Leroy, he dons a weird series of disguises to hide a dark secret. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer.
A print of this film survives in 16mm.
Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer.
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