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There Were Thirteen
Directed by	David Howard
Written by	Earl Derr Biggers (novel) Barry Conners Philip Klein
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Juan Torena Ana María Custodio Rafael Calvo
Cinematography	Sidney Wagner
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 4, 1931 (1931-12-04)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Spanish

There Were Thirteen (Spanish: Eran trece) is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by David Howard and starring Juan Torena, Ana María Custodio, and Rafael Calvo, with Manuel Arbó as Charlie Chan.

It is a Spanish-language version of the 1931 Hollywood film Charlie Chan Carries On, with a separate cast and several plot alterations. Like the English original, which has been lost, it was based on the 1930 novel Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers.

Cast

Juan Torena as Dick Kennaway
Ana María Custodio as Elen Potter
Rafael Calvo as Inspector Duff
Raul Roulien as Max Minchin
Blanca de Castejón as Peggy Minchin
Miguel Ligero as Frank Benbow
Amelia Santee as Señora Benbow
Carmen Rodríguez as Señora Rockwel
Julio Villarreal as Dr. Lofton
José Nieto as Capitán Kin
Carlos Díaz de Mendoza as Walter Decker
Lia Torá as Sybil Conway
Martin Garralaga as John Ross
Antonio Vidal as Paul Nielson
Ralph Navarro as Inspector Gardner
Manuel Arbó as Charlie Chan

References

Jarvinen pp. 123-24

Bibliography

Jarvinen, Lisa. The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939. Rutger's University Press, 2012.

External links

There Were Thirteen at IMDb

v t e Charlie Chan by Earl Derr Biggers
Novels	The House Without a Key (1925) The Chinese Parrot (1926) Behind That Curtain (1928) The Black Camel (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) Keeper of the Keys (1932)
Films	The House Without a Key (1926) The Chinese Parrot (1927) Behind That Curtain (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) The Black Camel (1931) There Were Thirteen (1931) Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) Charlie Chan in London (1934) Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) City in Darkness (1939) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) Murder Over New York (1940) Dead Men Tell (1941) Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) Castle in the Desert (1942) Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat (1944) Black Magic (1944) The Shanghai Cobra (1945) The Red Dragon (1945) The Scarlet Clue (1945) The Jade Mask (1945) Dangerous Money (1946) Dark Alibi (1946) Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) The Trap (1946) The Chinese Ring (1947) Docks of New Orleans (1948) Shanghai Chest (1948) The Golden Eye (1948) The Feathered Serpent (1948) Sky Dragon (1949) The Return of Charlie Chan (1973) Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Television	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1956-57) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
Related	Chang Apana

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