The Thirteenth Chair

1h 12min

Mystery

Drama

Horror

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.

Cast

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

Release date

19th Oct 1929

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English