The Woman in Room 13 is a 1920 American silent mystery drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and is based on a Broadway play of the same name, The Woman in Room 13. It premiered at the California Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
The film was remade at Fox in 1932 as a talkie.
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Plot
As described in a film magazine, Laura Bruce is divorced from her husband following an unpleasant matrimonial term. She then marries Paul Ramsey, whom she has always loved. Dick Turner, his employer and enamored of Laura, sends her husband away on a business trip. A murder is committed and detective John Bruce seeks to fasten the crime upon Paul. After he fails to do so, a happy ending results.
Cast
Pauline Frederick as Laura Bruce
Richard Tucker as Joe
Charles Clary as John Bruce
John Bowers as Paul Ramsey
Robert McKim as Dick Turner
Sidney Ainsworth as Andy Lewis
Charles Arling as Carrigan
Marguerite Snow as Edna Crane
Emily Chichester as Harriet Marsh
Kate Lester as Lottie Hanson
Golda Madden as The Girl
Preservation
The Woman In Room 13 is currently presumed lost. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.