The Thirteenth Chair (1937 film)
The Thirteenth Chair is a 1937 film directed by George B. Seitz, based on the stage play by Bayard Veiller, and starring Dame May Whitty, Lewis Stone, Madge Evans, and Elissa Landi.
| The Thirteenth Chair | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Written by | Marion Parsonnet from the play by Bayard Veiller |
| Starring | May Whitty Lewis Stone Madge Evans Elissa Landi |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This was the third film adaptation of the play. There was an earlier version by director Tod Browning in 1929 with Bela Lugosi in a supporting role, and an even earlier 1919 silent film version that starred Creighton Hale as well.[1]
Cast
- May Whitty as Mme. Rosalie La Grange
- Madge Evans as Nell O'Neill
- Lewis Stone as Inspector Marney
- Elissa Landi as Helen Trent
- Thomas Beck as Dick Crosby
- Henry Daniell as John Wales
- Janet Beecher as Lady Crosby
- Ralph Forbes as Lionel Trent
- Holmes Herbert as Sir Roscoe Crosby
- Heather Thatcher as Mary Eastwood
- Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Mason
- Robert Coote as Stanby
- Elsa Buchanan as Miss Stanby
- Lal Chand Mehra as Professor Feringeea
- Neil Fitzgerald as Constable
- Louis Vincenot as Chotee
- Matthew Boulton as Commissioner Grimshaw
References
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 210.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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