BAFFLING! BREATHTAKING! CHILLS-THRILLS!
Thirteen years after a dinner party in which the thirteenth guest failed to arrive, the remaining guests are being murdered one by one, and their bodies being placed at the same dinner table in the appropriate seats they occupied thirteen years prior.
The Thirteenth Guest (1932) is a mystery and thriller film directed by Albert Ray, released on August 9, 1932 with a runtime of 1h 9m. It stars Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald and Paul Hurst. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 21 ratings.
Ginger Rogers
as Lela / Marie Morgan
Lyle Talbot
as Phil Winston
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Captain Ryan
Paul Hurst
as Detective Grump
Erville Alderson
as John Adams
Ethel Wales
as Jane Thornton
James Eagles
as Bud Morgan
Crauford Kent
as Dr. Sherwood
Eddie Phillips
as Thor Jensen
Frances Rich
as Marjorie Thornton
Phillips Smalley
as Dick Thornton
Robert Klein
as John Barksdale (uncredited)
Directed by Albert Ray, written by Frances Hyland and Armitage Trail, produced by M.H. Hoffman.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 21 ratings.
Ginger Rogers ("Lela") and Lyle Talbot ("Winston") work well enough together in this quite enjoyable murder mystery. It all centres around a dinner party that took place (or didn't!) some thirteen years earlier, at which the wealthy host died. It turns out that his fortune has been left to the thirteenth guest, but nobody knows who that actually is/was... Skip forward to present day, and a young woman returns to…
Reviewed on June 13, 2022
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The Thirteenth Guest (1932) is available to stream on Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Thirteenth Guest (1932) includes Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald, Paul Hurst and Erville Alderson. The film was directed by Albert Ray. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Thirteenth Guest was released on August 9, 1932 and runs for 1h 9m.
The Thirteenth Guest (1932) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 21 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
