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Catalog/Drama/The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 51.2 / 100
1932·Drama / Horror / Mystery·1h 9m

THE THIRTEENTH GUEST

“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.

Above the Line
Albert Ray·DirectorFrances Hyland·ScreenplayArmitage Trail·NovelHarry Neumann·Director of PhotographyLeete Renick Brown·Editor
Cast
Ginger Rogers·Lela / Marie MorganLyle Talbot·Phil WinstonJ. Farrell MacDonald·Captain RyanPaul Hurst·Detective GrumpErville Alderson·John AdamsEthel Wales·Jane ThorntonJames Eagles·Bud MorganCrauford Kent·Dr. SherwoodEddie Phillips·Thor JensenFrances Rich·Marjorie Thornton
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 2
Albert Ray·DirectorGene Anderson·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Frances Hyland·ScreenplayArmitage Trail·Novel
Camera· 2
Harry Neumann·Director of PhotographyTom Galligan·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Leete Renick Brown·Editor
Art & Design· 1
Eugene Hornboestel·Art Direction
Production· 2
M.H. Hoffman·ProducerSidney Algier·Production Manager
By the Numbers
51.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Thirteenth Guest's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#336699
#669933
Mood
Mysterious, Suspenseful
Composition
Layered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster features two men in the foreground, a police officer on the left and a man in a suit and fedora on the right, both looking forward with s”

mysterythriller
Key Elements
Police UniformFedoraSuitSmall Dark Object (possibly A Gun)
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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