Crime ·Mystery · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 0m

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

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Director
William Beaudine
Cast
Helen Parrish as Marie Morgan Dick Purcell as Johnny Smith Tim Ryan as Police Lt. Burke Frank Faylen as Speed Dugan Johnny Duncan as Harold Morgan (as John Duncan) John Dawson as Tom Jackson (adult)
Crew
Mack Stengler — Director of Photography Carl Pierson — Editor Tim Ryan — Screenplay Charles R. Marion — Screenplay Arthur Hoerl — Screenplay Armitage Trail — Novel
Tagline

IT'S MURDER!...and it's HORRIFIC!

Synopsis

A woman of twenty-one opens her grandfather's will left to her thirteen years earlier, per his instructions. Murder soon follows.

Mood & Themes
secret passagemurderinvestigatorgrabbed from behind
Key Collaborators
William Beaudine Director Mack Stengler Director of Photography Carl Pierson Editor Tim Ryan Screenplay Charles R. Marion Screenplay Arthur Hoerl Screenplay Armitage Trail Novel Lindsley Parsons Producer
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