The Thirteenth Chair

Name: The Thirteenth Chair
Director: Tod Browning
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Horror
Released: 1929-10-19
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Leila Hyams, Margaret Wycherly, Helene Millard, Holmes Herbert

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1929 · 72 min · NR · Mystery · Drama · Horror · TMDB 5.5/10

Overview

Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his murderer by staging a séance using a famous medium. Several of the thirteen participants had a motive, and one uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected, she turns detective in hopes of uncovering the true perpetrator.

Directed by Tod Browning

Cast

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