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The Thirteenth Juror (1927)

The Thirteenth Juror poster
Original title
The 13th Juror
Directed by
Edward Laemmle
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman on trial for murder faces a skeptical jury. The story follows the courtroom proceedings and the efforts to uncover the truth.

mysterioussuspensefulclassicintriguingold-fashionedtensesombertheatrical

What happens

The Thirteenth Juror is a 1927 American silent mystery film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue and Walter Anthony. It is based on the 1908 play Counsel for the Defense by Henry Irving Dodge. The film stars Anna Q. Nilsson, Francis X. Bushman, Walter Pidgeon, Martha Mattox, Sidney Bracey and Sailor Sharkey. The film was released on November 13, 1927, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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