The Woman in Room 13
Newspaper advertisement.
Directed byFrank Lloyd
Written byRichard Schayer (scenario)
Based onThe Woman in Room 13
by Max Marcin, Samuel Shipman, and Percival Wilde
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
StarringPauline Frederick
CinematographyDevereaux Jennings (credited as J.D. Jennings)
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • April 1920 (1920-04)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Scene from the film.

The Woman in Room 13 is a lost[1] 1920 American silent mystery drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick.[2] It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and is based on a Broadway play of the same name, The Woman in Room 13.[3] The film was remade at Fox in 1932 as a talkie.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Laura Bruce (Frederick) is divorced from her husband following an unpleasant matrimonial term. She then marries Paul Ramsey (Bowers), whom she has always loved. Dick Turner (McKim), his employer and enamored of Laura, sends her husband away on a business trip. A murder is committed and detective John Bruce (Clary) seeks to fasten the crime upon Paul. After he fails to do so, a happy ending results.

Cast

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Woman in Room 13
  2. ^ The Woman in Room 13 at The Pauline Frederick Website; by Greta De Groat
  3. ^ The Woman in Room 13 on Broadway, at the Booth Theatre, January-June 1919; IBDb.com
  4. ^ "Reviews: The Woman in Room 13". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (10): 74. March 6, 1920.

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