The Thirteenth Chair
1929 · 1h 12m · Drama, Horror, Mystery · United States of America
Who Killed Spencer Lee?
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his murderer by staging a séance using a famous medium. Several of the thirteen participants had a motive, and one uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected, she turns detective in hopes of uncovering the true perpetrator.
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Tod BrowningWritten by
Elliott J. Clawson5.9Smart score
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