The Woman in Room 13 is a lost[1] 1920 American silent mystery drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick.[2] It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and is based on a Broadway play of the same name, The Woman in Room 13.[3] The film was remade at Fox in 1932 as a talkie.
| The Woman in Room 13 | |
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 Newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Written by | Richard Schayer (scenario) |
| Based on | The Woman in Room 13 by Max Marcin, Samuel Shipman, and Percival Wilde |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Pauline Frederick |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings (credited as J.D. Jennings) |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[4] Laura Bruce (Frederick) is divorced from her husband following an unpleasant matrimonial term. She then marries Paul Ramsey (Bowers), whom she has always loved. Dick Turner (McKim), his employer and enamored of Laura, sends her husband away on a business trip. A murder is committed and detective John Bruce (Clary) seeks to fasten the crime upon Paul. After he fails to do so, a happy ending results.
Cast
edit- Pauline Frederick as Laura Bruce
- Richard Tucker as Joe
- Charles Clary as John Bruce
- John Bowers as Paul Ramsey
- Robert McKim as Dick Turner
- Sidney Ainsworth as Andy Lewis
- Charles Arling as Carrigan
- Marguerite Snow as Edna Crane
- Emily Chichester as Harriet Marsh
- Kate Lester as Lottie Hanson
- Golda Madden as The Girl
References
edit- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Woman in Room 13
- ^ The Woman in Room 13 at The Pauline Frederick Website; by Greta De Groat
- ^ The Woman in Room 13 on Broadway, at the Booth Theatre, January-June 1919; IBDb.com
- ^ "Reviews: The Woman in Room 13". Exhibitors Herald. 10 (10). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 74. March 6, 1920.
External links
edit- The Woman in Room 13 at IMDb
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films The Woman in Room 13
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Synopsis at AllMovie
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