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The Thirteenth Chair (1929)

Who Killed Spencer Lee?

Genre : Mystery

Runtime : 1H 12M

Director : Tod Browning

Synopsis

Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his killer by staging a seance using a famous medium. Many of the 13 seance participants had a reason and a means to kill, and one of them uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected she turns detective, in the hope of uncovering the true murderer.

Actors

Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
Richard Crosby
Leila Hyams
Leila Hyams
Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
Margaret Wycherly
Margaret Wycherly
Madame Rosalie La Grange
Helene Millard
Helene Millard
Mary Eastwood
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Sir Roscoe Crosby
Mary Forbes
Mary Forbes
Lady Alice Crosby
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Inspector Delzante
Charles Quatermaine
Charles Quatermaine
Dr. Philip Mason
Moon Carroll
Moon Carroll
Helen Trent
Cyril Chadwick
Cyril Chadwick
Brandon Trent
John Davidson
John Davidson
Edward 'Ned' Wales
Bertram Johns
Bertram Johns
Howard Standish
Gretchen Holland
Gretchen Holland
Grace Standish
Frank Leigh
Frank Leigh
Professor Feringeea
Clarence Geldart
Clarence Geldart
Commissioner Grimshaw
Lal Chand Mehra
Lal Chand Mehra
Chotee

Crews

Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Director
Elliott J. Clawson
Elliott J. Clawson
Writer
Bayard Veiller
Bayard Veiller
Theatre Play
Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Producer
Harry Reynolds
Harry Reynolds
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Adrian
Adrian
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Recordist
Merritt B. Gerstad
Merritt B. Gerstad
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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