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The Thirteenth Hour (1927 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Thirteenth Hour' (aka:'The 13th Hour') is a 1927 American silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/191378271?q&versionId=208861017 2012, 1927, English, Book, Illustrated edition: Extract from The 13th hour, illustrated with scenes from the photoplay (National Library of Australia Trove)] The film stars Lionel Barrymore in a role where, as noted criminologist Professor Leroy, he dons a weird series of disguises to hide a dark secret. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer.[http://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org/piece/thirteenth-hour Al Hirschfeld caricature of 'The Thirteenth Hour' cast (Al Hirschfeld Foundation website)]
A print of this film survives in 16mm.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/ThirteenthHour1927.html 'The Thirteenth Hour' at Silent Era Database]
Plot
Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer.[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04EFDB123DE733A2575BC2A9679D946695D6CF "Mr. Barrymore's New Idea" ('The New York Times', November 28, 1927)] A German Shepherd chases the elusive LeRoy throughout a large house filled with secret rooms.
Cast
* Lionel Barrymore as Professor Leroy
* Jacqueline Gadsdon as Mary Lyle
* Charles Delaney as Matt Gray
* Fred Kelsey as Detective Shaw
* Polly Moran as Polly
* Napoleon the Dog as the dog
* Sojin
See also
*Lionel Barrymore filmography
*'One Exciting Night'
*'The Monster'
*'The Bat'
*'The Cat and the Canary'
*'The Old Dark House'
References
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