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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.

  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Conrad NagelConrad NagelRichard Crosby
  • Photo of Leila HyamsLeila HyamsHelen 'Nellie' O'Neill
  • Photo of Margaret WycherlyMargaret WycherlyMadame Rosalie La Grange
  • Photo of Helene MillardHelene MillardMary Eastwood
  • Photo of Holmes HerbertHolmes HerbertSir Roscoe Crosby
  • Photo of Mary ForbesMary ForbesLady Alice Crosby
  • Photo of Bela LugosiBela LugosiInspector Delzante
  • Photo of Charles QuatermaineCharles QuatermaineDr. Philip Mason
  • Photo of Moon CarrollMoon CarrollHelen Trent
  • Photo of Cyril ChadwickCyril ChadwickBrandon Trent

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