13 Washington Square

1928 film August 2026 October 2020 13 Washington Square 13 Washington Square.jpg Lobby card Melville W. Brown Carl Laemmle Harry O. Hoyt (adaptation)Walter Anthony No. 13 Washington Square Leroy Scott Jean HersholtAlice JoyceGeorge J. Lewis John Stumar Ray Curtiss Universal Pictures 1928 4 8 70 minutes United States Silent (English intertitles) thumb|thumbtime=26|13 Washington Square (1928) 13 Washington Square is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by Melville W. Brown, written by Harry O. Hoyt and Walter Anthony, and starring Jean Hersholt, Alice Joyce, and George J. Lewis. It is based on a 1914 play No. 13 Washington Square by Leroy Scott.13 Washington Square (1928) at web.stanford.edu The film was released on April 8, 1928, by Universal Pictures.Progressive Silent Film List: 13 Washington Square at silentera.com Plot As described in a film magazine,Universal Synopses: 13 Washington Square Universal Weekly 27 11 30 Motion Picture Weekly Publishing Company New York City 21 April 1928 https://archive.org/details/universalweekly100movi_1/page/n119/mode/1up 26 January 2024 Mrs. de Peyster plans a trip to Europe with her son, Jack, hoping to break up a marriage between him and Mary Morgan, a grocer's daughter. When Jack brings Mary to meet his aristocratic mother, she refuses to see the young woman. Jack decides to abandon the trip and marry Mary at once. On reaching the steamer, Mrs. de Peyster realizes that Jack does not intend to accompany her. Hoping to avoid newspaper reporters and to stop her son's marriage, she exchanges clothes with her devoted cousin, who is in less fortunate circumstances. The cousin sails in her place and Mrs. de Peyster, with her maid, who poses as her sister, goes to cousin Olivetta's boarding house. Deacon Pyecroft, a picture thief, who is planning to rob the de Peyster home, lives in the boarding house. When he meets Mrs. de Peyster and her maid, he mistakes them for fellow crooks and tries to make a deal with them. The terrified Mrs. de Peyster departs for her closed house, 13 Washington Square, as soon as night falls. Jack and Mary, on their way to be married, stop at 13 Washington Square to pick up some of Jack's clothes. Deacon Pyecroft, thinking the coast is clear, also goes to 13 Washington Square. Many terrifying and ludicrous situations develop in different parts of the house before all is resolved. Cast Jean Hersholt as 'Deacon' Pyecroft Alice Joyce as Mrs. de Peyster George J. Lewis as Jack De Peyster ZaSu Pitts as Mathilde Helen Foster as Mary Morgan Helen Jerome Eddy as Olivetta Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Allistair Jack McDonald as Mayfair Jerry Gamble as Sparks Preservation A copy of 13 Washington Square is housed at UCLA Film and Television ArchiveUniversity of California, Berkeley Library: 13 Washington Square https://search.library.berkeley.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?&context=L&vid=01UCS_BER:UCB&search_scope=DN_and_CI&tab=Default_UCLibrarySearch&docid=alma991853506533 2025-09-06 search.library.berkeley.edu en and the Library of Congress. References External links 12637 0018611 13 Washington Square dSQPh193iYY 13 Washington Square Category:1928 films Category:1928 comedy-drama films Category:1928 romantic comedy films Category:1928 romantic drama films Category:1928 American films Category:1928 English-language films Category:1920s romantic comedy-drama films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American films based on plays Category:American romantic comedy-drama films Category:American silent feature films Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films Category:Films directed by Melville W. Brown Category:American silent romantic comedy-drama films Category:Surviving American silent films Category:Universal Pictures films