The Thirteenth Hour (1927 film)

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

A print of this film survives in 16mm.

Plot
Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. 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 "Flash"
 * Sojin