The Thirteenth Hour
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1927 lobby card
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| Directed by | Chester M. Franklin |
| Written by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. |
| Screenplay by | Chester M. Franklin Douglas Furber |
| Story by | Chester M. Franklin Douglas Furber Intertitles: Wellyn Totman |
| Starring | Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsden Charles Delaney |
| Cinematography | Max Fabian |
| Edited by | Dan Sharits |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
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6 reels, 5,252 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
The Thirteenth Hour (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin.[1] The film stars Lionel Barrymore in a role where, as noted criminologist Professor Leroy, he dons a weird series of disguises to hide a dark secret.[2][3][4] This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs,[5] and the first where he was cast as a serial killer.[6]
A print of this film survives in 16mm.[7]
Contents
Plot
Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer.
Cast
- Lionel Barrymore as Professor Leroy
- Jacqueline Gadsden as Mary Lyle (as Jacqueline Gadsdon)
- Charles Delaney as Matt Gray
- Fred Kelsey as Detective Shaw
- Polly Moran as Polly
- Napoleon the Dog as the dog
- Sōjin Kamiyama
See also
References
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- ↑ The Thirteenth Hour at Silent Era Database
