The Thirteenth Hour
For the 1947 Whistler series film, see The Thirteenth Hour (1947 film).
| The Thirteenth Hour | |
|---|---|
 1927 lobby card | |
| 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 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 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]
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
- ↑ Everson, William K. (1972). The detective in film (illustrated ed.). Citadel Press. pp. 29, 35, 217. ISBN 9780806502984.
- ↑ "The Thirteenth Hour". Time Magazine. 1927. pp. Volume 10. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (2004). Famous movie detectives III, Volume 3. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series (illustrated ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 285.
- ↑ The Educational screen, Volume 7. Educational Screen, Inc. 1928. p. 16.
- ↑ Lionel Barrymore, Cameron Shipp (1974). We Barrymores (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Press. p. 258. ISBN 9780837175508.
- ↑ Rigby, Jonathan (2007). American Gothic: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema (illustrated ed.). Reynolds & Hearn. p. 53. ISBN 9781905287253.
- ↑ The Thirteenth Hour at Silent Era Database
External links
- The Thirteenth Hour at the Internet Movie Database
- synopsis at AllMovie
- screen cap of Lionel in the film
- French pressbook(archived)
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