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The Thirteenth Chair (1919)

The Thirteenth Chair poster
Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman attends a seance where a murder is investigated through a staged spiritual event. The story follows the guests as they try to uncover the truth behind a recent killing.

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What happens

The Thirteenth Chair is a lost 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Yvonne Delva, Creighton Hale and Marie Shotwell. It was based on a play of the same name by Bayard Veiller. Subsequent film adaptations were made in 1929 as The Thirteenth Chair and 1937 again under the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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