| The Thirteenth Guest | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert Ray |
| Produced by | M.H. Hoffman |
| Written by | Arthur Hoerl (Screenplay) Frances Hyland (Screenplay) Armitage Trail (Additional Dialogue) |
| Starring | Ginger Rogers Lyle Talbot J. Farrell MacDonald Paul Hurst Erville Alderson Ethel Wales James Eagles Crauford Kent Eddie Phillips Frances Rich |
| Cinematography | Tom Galligan Harry Neumann |
| Editing by | Leete Renick Brown |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 9, 1932 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Thirteenth Guest (1932) is an American mystery film, released on August 9, 1932.
The film is also known as Lady Beware in the United Kingdom. It was based on a novel by the crime writer Armitage Trail best known for writing Scarface.
The films opens on an old abandoned house and our leading character, Marie Morgan (Ginger Rogers). As she sits down at the banquet table inside, she thinks back to the banquet that was held there 13 years before. A banquet set for 13 guests. However the 13th guest to this banquet never arrived. Now, 13 years later, the 12 attending guests are being murdered and set once again at the banquet table.