The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair
Directed by	Tod Browning
Produced by	Tod Browning
Written by	Bayard Veiller Elliott J. Clawson Joseph Farnham
Starring	Conrad Nagel Leila Hyams
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Editing by	Harry Reynolds
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	October 19, 1929 (1929-10-19)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Thirteenth Chair is a 1929 American mystery film directed by Tod Browning. It is based on a 1916 play of the same name by Bayard Veiller.

Cast

• Conrad Nagel as Richard Crosby
• Leila Hyams as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
• Margaret Wycherly as Madame Rosalie La Grange
• Helene Millard as Mary Eastwood
• Holmes Herbert as Sir Roscoe Crosby
• Mary Forbes as Lady Alice Crosby
• Béla Lugosi as Inspector Delzante
• John Davidson as Edward 'Ned' Wales
• Charles Quatermaine as Dr. Philip Mason (as Charles Quartermaine)
• Moon Carroll as Helen Trent
• Cyril Chadwick as Brandon Trent
• Bertram Johns as Howard Standish
• Gretchen Holland as Grace Standish
• Frank Leigh as Professor Feringeea
• Clarence Geldart as Commissioner Grimshaw (as Clarence Geldert)
• Lal Chand Mehra as Chotee the Crosby Servant

Trivia

• This film was one of many released in both a sound film and a silent film version. The sound version of this film is known to survive.
• Margaret Wycherly, who was at one time married to the writer Bayard Veiller, appeared in the original 1916 play cast as well as in this film.
• An earlier version of the film, starring Creighton Hale, was released in 1919 by Pathe Exchange. In 1937, the film was remade by MGM, starring Elissa Landi and Dame May Whitty.

See also

• Béla Lugosi filmography

External links

• The Thirteenth Chair at the Internet Movie Database