Mystery · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 10m

The 13th Man

Director

Cast

Weldon Heyburn as A. 'Swifty' Taylor Inez Courtney as Julie Walters Selmer Jackson as Andrew Baldwin Matty Fain as Louis Cristy Milburn Stone as Jimmy Moran Grace Durkin as Alice Moran

Crew

John W. Krafft — Writer Lon Young — Producer

Synopsis

A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, so two reporters decide to investigate for themselves.

Mood & Themes

reporter poverty row

Key Collaborators

William Nigh Director John W. Krafft Writer Lon Young Producer

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