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The Thirteenth Chair (1937)

The Thirteenth Chair poster
Directed by
George B. Seitz
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman hosts a seance to prove her psychic powers are real. When a guest is murdered during the gathering, suspicion falls on everyone in the room.

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What happens

The Thirteenth Chair is a 1937 American mystery film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Dame May Whitty, Lewis Stone, Madge Evans, and Elissa Landi. It is based on the 1916 stage play of the same title by Bayard Veiller. This was the third film adaptation of the play. There was an earlier version by director Tod Browning in 1929, with Bela Lugosi in a supporting role, and an even earlier 1919 silent film adaptation that starred Creighton Hale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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