The Thirteenth Hour (1927 film)

The Thirteenth Hour (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent mystery film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Chester M. Franklin. 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.

A print of this film survives in 16mm.

Plot

Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. 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 "Flash" or "Rex"
• Sojin

See also

• Lionel Barrymore filmography
• One Exciting Night
• The Monster
• The Bat
• The Cat and the Canary
• The Old Dark House
• The Bat Whispers
• The Cat Creeps

References

External links

• The 13th Hour at Silent Era
• Screen cap of Lionel Barrymore in the film
• French pressbook (archived)