It is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel The 13th Guest and is an updated version of the 1932 film The Thirteenth Guest.
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In comparing it to the 1932 version, Dave Sindelar states that while neither film is excellent, he notes the novelty in the previous film featuring early roles of Ginger Rogers and James Gleason.
The novel was again brought to the silver in screen in 1943 as Mystery of the 13th Guest.
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