The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
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Who Killed Spencer Lee?
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.
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Conrad NagelRichard Crosby
Leila HyamsHelen 'Nellie' O'Neill
Margaret WycherlyMadame Rosalie La Grange
Helene MillardMary Eastwood
Holmes HerbertSir Roscoe Crosby
Mary ForbesLady Alice Crosby
Bela LugosiInspector DelzanteCharles QuatermaineDr. Philip MasonMoon CarrollHelen Trent
Cyril ChadwickBrandon Trent
John DavidsonEdward 'Ned' WalesBertram JohnsHoward StandishKeywords
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What is The Thirteenth Chair about?
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.
How long is The Thirteenth Chair?
The Thirteenth Chair has a runtime of 72 minutes.