THE 13th MAN (1937) Weldon Heyburn, Inez Courtney & Selmer Jackson | Crime, Mystery, Romance | B&W

The 13th Man, also known as The Thirteenth Man, is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Weldon Heyburn, Inez Courtney and Selmer Jackson. It was the first film released by the relaunched Monogram Pictures after the studio withdrew from a merger with Republic Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
Swifty Taylor, a journalist with the Globe Times, hunts for the underworld figure responsible for the killing of a crusading district attorney, murdered by curare-laced dart while attending a prizefight, and of a reporter who had got too close to the truth. Meanwhile, Taylor's secretary, Julie, hopes to persuade him to settle down and marry her.

A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, so two reporters decide to investigate for themselves.

CAST & CREW
Weldon Heyburn as A. "Swifty" Taylor
Inez Courtney as Julie Walters (Swifty's secretary)
Selmer Jackson as Andrew Baldwin (Globe Times publisher)
Matty Fain as Louis Cristy (nightclub owner)
Milburn Stone as Jimmy Moran (Globe Times reporter)
Grace Durkin as Alice Moran (Baldwin's secretary)
Robert Homans as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
Eadie Adams as Stella Leroy (nightclub singer)
Sidney Payne as "Legs" Henderson (fighter)
Dewey Robinson as Romeo Casanova (radio singer / gym operator)
William Gould as Dist. Atty. Robert E. Sutherland
Warner Richmond as George Crandall the Bookie
Eddie Gribbon as Iron Man' (Swiftys bodyguard)

Directed by William Nigh
Written by John W. Krafft
Produced by Trem Carr
Cinematography Paul Ivano
Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth
Music by Abe Meyer
Production company Monogram Pictures
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date June 30, 1937
Running time 70 minutes
Country United States
Language English