The Thirteenth Chair (1919)
Mrs. Philip Mason commits suicide after she has an affair with Stephen Lee, a disreputable stockbroker, and sells her husband's securities so that Lee can buy stocks. When Lee goes bankrupt, he blackmails Helen Trent by threatening to reveal silly love letters she wrote to him before she married. Her brother, Willy Grosby, and his fiancée, Helen O'Neil, who lives with the Grosbys, go to retrieve the letters. While Willy waits outside, Lee is knifed to death as he attacks Helen. Lee's friend, Edward Wales, attempts to pin the murder on Helen by having Madame LaFarge, a clairvoyant, conduct a séance. In the darkened room, Wales, through whom Lee's spirit supposedly speaks, is about to name Helen as the murderer, but Wales, who sits in the thirteenth chair, is himself murdered. After Helen confesses to Inspector Donohue that Madame LaFarge is her mother, LaFarge, while conducting another séance, tricks Philip Mason into confessing to the murders.
Cast
- Creighton Hale - Willy Grosby
- Marie Shotwell - Madame LaGrange
- Marc McDermott - Stephen Lee
- Yvonne Delva - Helen O'Neil
- Georges Deneubourg - Edward Wales
Screenplay
- Léonce Perret
- Bayard Veiller (Theatre Play)
Keywords
suicide, blackmail, based on play or musical, murder, lost film
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Thirteenth Chair about?
- Mrs. Philip Mason commits suicide after she has an affair with Stephen Lee, a disreputable stockbroker, and sells her husband's securities so that Lee can buy stocks. When Lee goes bankrupt, he blackmails Helen Trent by threatening to reveal silly love letters she wrote to him before she married. Her brother, Willy Grosby, and his fiancée, Helen O'Neil, who lives with the Grosbys, go to retrieve the letters. While Willy waits outside, Lee is knifed to death as he attacks Helen. Lee's friend, Edward Wales, attempts to pin the murder on Helen by having Madame LaFarge, a clairvoyant, conduct a séance. In the darkened room, Wales, through whom Lee's spirit supposedly speaks, is about to name Helen as the murderer, but Wales, who sits in the thirteenth chair, is himself murdered. After Helen confesses to Inspector Donohue that Madame LaFarge is her mother, LaFarge, while conducting another séance, tricks Philip Mason into confessing to the murders.
- Who directed The Thirteenth Chair?
- The Thirteenth Chair was directed by Léonce Perret.
- Who stars in The Thirteenth Chair?
- The Thirteenth Chair stars Creighton Hale, Marie Shotwell, Marc McDermott, Yvonne Delva, Georges Deneubourg.
- How long is The Thirteenth Chair?
- The Thirteenth Chair has a runtime of 1h 0m (60 minutes).
- What genre is The Thirteenth Chair?
- The Thirteenth Chair is a Mystery film.
- Where was The Thirteenth Chair produced?
- The Thirteenth Chair was produced in United States of America.