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.