The Thirteenth Chair (1919 film)

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The Thirteenth Chair
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Directed by Léonce Perret
Written byLéonce Perret
Based onThe Thirteenth Chair
1916 play
by Bayard Veiller
Starring
Cinematography Alfred Ortlieb
Production
company
Acme Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
August 23, 1919
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

The Thirteenth Chair is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Yvonne Delva, Creighton Hale and Marie Shotwell. [1] It was based on a play of the same name by Bayard Veiller. Subsequent film adaptations were made in 1929 as The Thirteenth Chair and 1937 again under the same title.

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  1. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p.568

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