The Thirteenth Chair - 1929

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.

72min
1929
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.7/10

Cast

Conrad Nagel profile pictureConrad NagelRichard Crosby
Leila Hyams profile pictureLeila HyamsHelen 'Nellie' O'Neill
Margaret Wycherly profile pictureMargaret WycherlyMadame Rosalie La Grange
Helene Millard profile pictureHelene MillardMary Eastwood
Holmes Herbert profile pictureHolmes HerbertSir Roscoe Crosby
Mary Forbes profile pictureMary ForbesLady Alice Crosby
Bela Lugosi profile pictureBela LugosiInspector Delzante
Cyril Chadwick profile pictureCyril ChadwickBrandon Trent
John Davidson profile pictureJohn DavidsonEdward 'Ned' Wales
Clarence Geldart profile pictureClarence GeldartCommissioner Grimshaw

About The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair Overview

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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 72min

Extra details

Original Title: The Thirteenth Chair
Original Language: English
Directed By: Tod Browning
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer