Home›Sources›The Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)SourcesThe Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)AFI Catalog of Feature Films record, read 2026-08-19Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/thirteenth-chair-afi-12638-source.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/thirteenth-chair-afi-12638-sourceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-thirteenth-chair-afi-catalog-record, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/thirteenth-chair-afi-12638-source}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe American Film Institute's own Catalog of Feature Films record for "The Thirteenth Chair" (1929), a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery directed by Tod Browning. The Catalog's own genre and subject fields name Melodrama, Mystery, Authors, Calcutta (India), Mediums, Murder and Spiritualism. Its own plot summary: a writer is killed in Calcutta, and authorities consult "Madame Rosalie La Grange, a reputedly successful medium," whose reconstructed seance frightens the killer into confessing.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedAmerican Film InstituteURLWell-attestedhttps://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/12638Source TypeWell-attestedinstitutional recordAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The American Film Institute's own comprehensive Catalog of Feature Films, the standard reference record for American film history, whose own subject-heading field names Spiritualism and Mediums outright for this title.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithSpiritualism, Religions Well-attested This source names Spiritualism directly: "Calcutta (India), Mediums, Murder and Spiritualism."Source The Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicScreen Works, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested10Screen WorksThe Thirteenth Chair (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)SourcesThe Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)Holds2Screen WorksThe Thirteenth Chair (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)SourcesThe Thirteenth Chair, AFI Catalog Record (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)General References1Screen WorksThe Thirteenth Chair (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year