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The Thirteenth Man
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Francis X. Bushman [Jack Hanney], Ruth Stonehouse [Mrs. Jack Hanney], Whitney Raymond [Jack Holt], Bryant Washburn [Tom Mansfield], William Walters [the banquet director]
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 21 January 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The senior class of 1912 composed of thirteen young and ambitious fellows are assembled to receive their graduation papers. That evening Jack Hanney gives a banquet for his fellow classmates. Hanney suggest they form a club composed of the thirteen graduates to he called “The Thirteen Club.” Four years later at the annual banquet the fellows give a toast to Jack Hanney, who had never come back. The reason Hanney had never attended any of the banquets was because the rungs in the ladder of success had not been strong enough to bear the weight of his striving family. Picking up a daily paper, Hanney reads that the annual banquet of The Thirteen Club, founded by himself, is to he held that evening at the Hotel Regis. His wife suggests that he go. Taking an old dress suit from a pawn shop, where he has had it for several months and, donning it, he goes to the banquet. The fellows are delighted and pleased beyond words at seeing their old college chum. During the festivities. Jack sees that he gets his “fill” at the table, eating everything placed before him. Tom Mansfield, a fellow colleague, passes a valuable stone around the banquet table for inspection. The stone is lost. Jack Holt suggests that everybody be searched. They are all willing but Hanney who refuses. Humiliated, he leaves the room and returns to his home. The stone is later found. Mansfield decides to follow him and see why Hanney would not he searched. Hanney arrives at his home, greets his wife and baby. Mansfield quietly opens the door of the Hanney home and sees Jack take from his inside pocket some fruit, two or three pieces of bread and cake and some sandwiches. Tom Mansfield now understands why Jack refused to be searched. Returning to the banquet hall Tom explains to his fellow members of the Thirteen Club. Mansfield then writes a note to Hanney in which he tells him that he must have been crazy when he thought that he lost the stone; further, he tells Hanney that he has a good position for an honest man and to come to see him the following day. Hanney receives the note, whereupon his wife rejoices in their change of luck.
Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive (incomplete)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 October 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc.
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