The Thirteenth Hour
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The Thirteenth Hour is a 1927
silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. 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. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer.
A print of this film survives in 16mm.
) is both a crook and a murderer.
1927 in film
-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. The film stars Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
in a role where, as noted criminologist Professor Leroy, he dons a weird series of disguises to hide a dark secret. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer.
A print of this film survives in 16mm.
Plot
Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
) is both a crook and a murderer.
Cast
- Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
as Professor Leroy - Jacqueline GadsdenJacqueline GadsdenJacqueline Gadsden was an American film actress during the silent era. Born in Lompoc, California, she is probably best known to modern audiences at the wealthy, haughty other woman in the Clara Bow vehicle It . She made two films in 1929 under the name Jane Daly, and retired shortly after that...
as Mary Lyle (as Jacqueline Gadsdon) - Charles Delaney as Matt Gray
- Fred KelseyFred KelseyFrederick Alvin "Fred" Kelsey was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in 404 films between 1911 and 1958, often playing policemen or detectives . He also directed 37 films between 1914 and 1920...
as Detective Shaw - Polly MoranPolly MoranPolly Moran was an American actress and comedian.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Moran started out in vaudeville, and widely toured North America, as well as various other locations that included Europe and South Africa...
as Polly - Napoleon the Dog as the dog
- Sojin KamiyamaSojinSōjin Kamiyama or just Sōjin was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in over 70 films between 1917 and 1954...
External Links
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