7.9
Chinatown
1974
“Who Killed Spencer Lee?”
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
October 19, 19291h 12mEN
5.5
15 votes
Overview
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his killer by staging a seance using a famous medium. Many of the 13 seance participants had a reason and a means to kill, and one of them uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected she turns detective, in the hope of uncovering the true murderer.
Director
Tod BrowningWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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User Reviews
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4.0Some films are known more for the trivia associated with them than their actual content – The Thirteenth Chair (1929) being one of them. As the first sound film for director Tod Browning and his first collaboration with the Hungarian emigre actor Bela Lugosi it is these points of interest in a film a few years before Dracula (1931) that draw most attention. Browning seems very restricted by the early sound recording systems and this very theatrical film plays out mostly on a single set in prolonged wide shots. The opening scene as a mysterious figure enters a building and almost steps…
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