The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
- Directed by
- Albert Ray
- Genre
- crime film, mystery film, comedy thriller
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman inherits a fortune from her dead uncle, but only if she shows up to a dinner party thirteen years after his death. When she arrives, a series of puzzling events and a murder unfold. A detective investigates who is behind the scheme.
light-heartedwhimsicaldatedquirkyplayfulfast-pacedmysterioustheatrical
What happens
The Thirteenth Guest is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery comedy thriller film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as Lady Beware in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1929 novel The Thirteenth Guest written by crime fiction author Armitage Trail, best known for the novel Scarface on which the 1932 movie of the same name was based. The novel was filmed again in 1943 as Mystery of the 13th Guest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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