''The Thirteenth Chair'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Yvonne Delva, Creighton Hale and

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.American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p.568 It was based on a play of the same name by

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. Subsequent film adaptations were made in 1929 as '' The Thirteenth Chair'' and 1937 again under the same title.

Plot summary

Cast

* Yvonne Delva as Helen O'Neil * Creighton Hale as Willy Grosby *

as Madame LaGrange *

Christine May Christine May (born 23 March 1948, in Dublin) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Central Fife constituency from 2003 to 2007. Raised and educated in Dublin, Christine worked ...

as Mrs. Philip Mason * Suzanne Colbert as Helen Trent *

Georges Deneubourg Georges Deneubourg (1860–1936) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Goble p.163 Selected filmography * ''La Tosca'' (1908) * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) * ''Mothers of France'' (1917) * ''The Fall of the Romanoffs'' ( ...

as Edward Wales * Marc McDermott as Stephen Lee * Walter Law as Inspector Donohue *

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References

Bibliography

* John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella, Steve Joyce. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* * * 1919 films 1910s thriller films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American thriller films American black-and-white films Films directed by Léonce Perret Pathé Exchange films 1910s American films Silent mystery films Silent thriller films {{Mystery-film-stub