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The Thirteenth Hour (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs,[7] and the first where he was cast as a serial killer.[8][9]

The Thirteenth Hour
1927 lobby card
Directed by	Chester M. Franklin
Written by	Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Screenplay by	Chester M. Franklin Douglas Furber
Story by	Chester M. Franklin Douglas Furber Sydney Horler(novelization)[1] Intertitles: Wellyn Totman
Starring	Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsdon Charles Delaney
Cinematography	Max Fabian
Edited by	Dan Sharits
Distributed by	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Release date	October 13, 1927 (1927-10-13) (United States)
Running time	6 reels, 5,252 feet
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

A print of this film survives in 16mm.[10]

Plot

Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer.[11] 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
• Sojin

See also

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

References

External links

• The Thirteenth Hour at IMDb
• The Thirteenth Hour at AllMovie
• The Thirteenth Hour at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Thirteenth Hour at the TCM Movie Database
• The 13th Hour at Silent Era
• Screen cap of Lionel Barrymore in the film
• French pressbook(archived)

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