A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Thirteenth Commandment
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Robert G. Vignola

Cast: Ethel Clayton [Daphne Kip], Charles Meredith [Clay Wimborn], Monte Blue [Bayard Kip], Anna Q. Nilsson [Leila Kip], Irving Cummings [Thomas Warwick Duane], Winter Hall [Roger Kip Sr.], Lucille Ward [Mrs. Kip, his wife], Arthur Maude [Mr. Wetherell], Dort Clark [Sheila Kemble], Lewis Morrison [Herman Reben], Jane Wolfe [Mrs. Chivvis]

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation through Paramount Pictures Corporation [Paramount-Artcraft Pictures]. / Scenario by Alice Eyton, from the novel The Thirteenth Commandment by Rupert Hughes. Cinematography by James C. Van Trees. Presented by Jesse L. Lasky. / © 3 December 1919 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [LP14533]. Released January 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 2 December 2023.

References: Sweeney-Coming p. 19 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.