Friday the Thirteenth (1933)

Name: Friday the Thirteenth
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1933
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Jessie Matthews, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Edmund Gwenn, Max Miller

1h 29m United Kingdom

Comedy Drama

Plot

As a torrential downpour engulfs London at midnight on Friday the thirteenth, a bus driver struggles to see through the rain-soaked windshield. Suddenly, a lightning bolt strikes, causing a massive crane to crash onto the road. In a surreal twist, Big Ben begins to unwind, sending time spiraling backward. The narrative unfolds, revealing the intertwined lives of the bus passengers, including a scheming con-man and a heartbroken elderly wife. As the clock ticks down, the story builds toward the impending disaster, exploring themes of fate as some passengers survive while others do not.

Cast

Jessie Matthews Ralph Richardson Emlyn Williams Edmund Gwenn Max Miller Sonnie Hale Cyril Smith Muriel Aked Richard Hulton Alfred Drayton Hartley Power Percy Parsons Eliot Makeham Ursula Jeans D.A. Clarke-Smith