The Thirteenth Chair is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Yvonne Delva, Creighton Hale and Marie Shotwell. It was based on a play of the same name by Bayard Veiller. Subsequent film adaptations were made in 1929 as The Thirteenth Chair and 1937 again under the same title.

Plot summary

Cast

  • Yvonne Delva as Helen O'Neil
  • Creighton Hale as Willy Grosby
  • Marie Shotwell as Madame LaGrange
  • Christine May as Mrs. Philip Mason
  • Suzanne Colbert as Helen Trent
  • Georges Deneubourg as Edward Wales
  • Marc McDermott as Stephen Lee
  • Walter Law as Inspector Donohue
  • Fraunie Fraunholz

References

Bibliography

  • John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella, Steve Joyce. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland, 2014.

External links

  • The Thirteenth Chair at IMDb
  • The Thirteenth Chair at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films



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