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The Mystery of the 13th Guest is a american film of genre Thriller directed by William Beaudine released in USA on 5 november 1943 with Helen Parrish

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
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Released in USA 5 november 1943
Length 1h1
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Crime
Rating54% 2.706692.706692.706692.706692.70669

Mystery of the 13th Guest is a 1943 American crime/mystery film directed by William Beaudine. It is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel The 13th Guest and is an updated version of the 1932 film The Thirteenth Guest. The film stars Helen Parrish as a young woman who returns to her grandfather's house 13 years after his passing to read his will as per his wishes.

Synopsis

When Marie Morgan (Helen Parrish) was eight years old, she attended a banquet held by her dying grandfather, who disliked everyone in his family except for her. That day he instructed her to return to his house upon her twenty-first birthday to read his will alone. Marie arrives at the house, and although it has been vacant for 13 years, the lights and telephone both appear to be working. Marie thinks back to the day her grandfather told her about his will and recalls the seating arrangement. There were twelve guests in attendance, but a thirteenth place to her grandfather's right was empty. Marie presently decides to open the envelope containing the will. Inside is a sheet of paper with the numbers 13-13-13 written with nothing else. Someone suddenly enters the house and a gunshot is heard, and Marie screams.

Actors

Helen Parrish

(Marie Morgan - Granddaughter)Dick Purcell

(Johnny Smith)Frank Faylen

(Speed Dugan)Johnny Duncan

(Harold Morgan (as John Duncan))Cyril Ring

(Barksdale)
And :
Addison Richards
Lloyd Ingraham
Bobby Anderson
Lester Dorr
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