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There Were Thirteen (1931)

There Were Thirteen poster
Original title
Eran trece
Directed by
David Howard
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective investigates a murder that involves a group of travelers. The suspects all have secrets that slowly come to light.

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What happens

There Were Thirteen (Spanish: Eran trece) is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by David Howard and starring Juan Torena, Ana María Custodio, and Rafael Calvo, with Manuel Arbó as Charlie Chan. It is a Spanish-language version of the 1931 Hollywood film Charlie Chan Carries On, with a separate cast and several plot alterations. Like the English original, which has been lost, it was based on the 1930 novel Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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