The Thirteenth Chair (1919 film)

The Thirteenth Chair
Directed by	Léonce Perret
Written by	Léonce Perret
Based on	The Thirteenth Chair 1916 play by Bayard Veiller
Starring	Yvonne Delva Creighton Hale Marie Shotwell
Cinematography	Alfred Ortlieb
Production company	Acme Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	August 23, 1919 (1919-08-23)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

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

Cast

• Yvonne Delva as Helen O'Neil
• Creighton Hale as Willy Grosby
• Marie Shotwell as Madame LaGrange
• Christine May as Mrs. Philip Mason
• Suzanne Colbert as Helen Trent
• Georges Deneubourg as Edward Wales
• Marc McDermott as Stephen Lee
• Walter Law as Inspector Donohue
• Fraunie Fraunholz

Bibliography

• John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella, Steve Joyce. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland, 2014.

External links

• The Thirteenth Chair at IMDb
• The Thirteenth Chair at AllMovie
• The Thirteenth Chair at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films