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There Were Thirteen (Spanish: Eran trece) is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by David Howard and starring Juan Torena, Ana María Custodio, and Rafael Calvo, with Manuel Arbó as Charlie Chan.[1]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021)

There Were Thirteen
Directed by	David Howard
Written by	Earl Derr Biggers (novel) Barry Conners Philip Klein
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Juan Torena Ana María Custodio Rafael Calvo
Cinematography	Sidney Wagner
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 4, 1931 (1931-12-04)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Spanish

It is a Spanish-language version of the 1931 Hollywood film Charlie Chan Carries On, with a separate cast and several plot alterations. Like the English original, which has been lost, it was based on the 1930 novel Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers.

Cast

• Juan Torena as Dick Kennaway
• Ana María Custodio as Elen Potter
• Rafael Calvo as Inspector Duff
• Raul Roulien as Max Minchin
• Blanca de Castejón as Peggy Minchin
• Miguel Ligero as Frank Benbow
• Amelia Santee as Señora Benbow
• Carmen Rodríguez as Señora Rockwel
• Julio Villarreal as Dr. Lofton
• José Nieto as Capitán Kin
• Carlos Díaz de Mendoza as Walter Decker
• Lia Torá as Sybil Conway
• Martin Garralaga as John Ross
• Antonio Vidal as Paul Nielson
• Ralph Navarro as Inspector Gardner
• Manuel Arbó as Charlie Chan

References

Bibliography

• Jarvinen, Lisa. The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939. Rutger's University Press, 2012.

External links

• There Were Thirteen at IMDb

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