The Thirteenth Hour | |
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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 Sydney Horler(novelization) [1] Intertitles: Wellyn Totman |
Starring |
Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsdon Charles Delaney |
Cinematography | Max Fabian |
Edited by | Dan Sharits |
Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels, 5,252 feet |
Country | United States |
Languages |
Silent film ( English intertitles) |
The Thirteenth Hour (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent mystery film produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, [7] and the first where he was cast as a serial killer. [8] [9]
A print of this film survives in 16mm. [10]
Junior detective Gray ( Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy ( Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. [11] A German Shepherd chases the elusive LeRoy throughout a large house filled with secret rooms.
The Thirteenth Hour | |
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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 Sydney Horler(novelization) [1] Intertitles: Wellyn Totman |
Starring |
Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsdon Charles Delaney |
Cinematography | Max Fabian |
Edited by | Dan Sharits |
Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
Release date |
|
Running time | 6 reels, 5,252 feet |
Country | United States |
Languages |
Silent film ( English intertitles) |
The Thirteenth Hour (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent mystery film produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, [7] and the first where he was cast as a serial killer. [8] [9]
A print of this film survives in 16mm. [10]
Junior detective Gray ( Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy ( Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. [11] A German Shepherd chases the elusive LeRoy throughout a large house filled with secret rooms.