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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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Mystery, Drama, Horror
Written By:Elliott J. Clawson
In Theaters:10/19/1929
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Runtime:72 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Tod Browning
Director
Conrad Nagel
Richard Crosby
Leila Hyams
Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
Margaret Wycherly
Madame Rosalie La Grange
Helene Millard
Mary Eastwood
Holmes Herbert
Sir Roscoe Crosby
Mary Forbes
Lady Alice Crosby
Bela Lugosi
Inspector Delzante
Charles Quatermaine
Dr. Philip Mason
Moon Carroll
Helen Trent
Cyril Chadwick
Brandon Trent
John Davidson
Edward 'Ned' Wales
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