Chester Bennett (1892 - 1943) was an American

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director. He was executed by the Japanese during the

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in 1943.

Filmography

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When a Man Loves ''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Ab ...

'' (1919) * ''

Captain Swift ''Captain Swift'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Florence Dixon and Edward Martindel. It is based on the 1898 play of the same title by C. Haddon Chambers.Goble p.70 ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Purple Cipher ''The Purple Cipher'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Ernest Shields. Shot by Vitagraph at the company's Brooklyn studios, it was based on the short story ''The Purple H ...

'' (1920) * ''

A Master Stroke ''A Master Stroke'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Lee Hill.Spehr & Lundquist p.45 Cast * Earle Williams as Yale Durant * Vola Vale as Minnie Patton * Lee Hill as Ja ...

'' (1920) * '' The Romance Promoters'' (1920) * ''

Three Sevens ''Three Sevens'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Antonio Moreno, Jean Calhoun and Emmett King.Munden p.76 Cast * Antonio Moreno as Daniel Craig * Jean Calhoun as Joan Gracie * Emmett King as Major Jer ...

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The Secret of the Hills ''The Secret of the Hills'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Antonio Moreno, Lillian Hall and Kingsley BenedictWlaschin p.197 Synopsis While in London an American newspapermen becomes drawn into a de ...

'' (1921) * ''

Diamonds Adrift ''Diamonds Adrift'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Beatrice Burnham and Otis Harlan.Munden p.416 Cast * Earle Williams as Bob Bellamy * Beatrice Burnham as Consuelo Velas ...

'' (1921) * ''

Belle of Alaska ''Belle of Alaska'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak and Noah Beery. Plot A Kansas farmer and his wife leave for Alaska to take part in the Klondike Gold Rush, but ...

'' (1922) * ''

Colleen of the Pines ''Colleen of the Pines'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Edward Hearn (actor), Edward Hearn and Alfred Allen (actor), Alfred Allen. Cast * Jane Novak as ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Snowshoe Trail ''The Snowshoe Trail'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Roy Stewart and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden, p. 203. Cast * Jane Novak as Virginia Tremont * Roy Stewart as Bill Bronson * Lloyd Wh ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Lullaby'' (1924) * ''

The Painted Lady ''The Painted Lady'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Plot The story as told by ''The Moving Picture News'' reads: Cast See also * Harry Carey filmogr ...

'' (1924) * ''

Champion of Lost Causes ''Champion of Lost Causes'' is a 1925 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Edmund Lowe, Barbara Bedford, and Walter McGrail. A writer in search of a story visits a gambling club and witnesses a murder, which he ...

'' (1925) *''

The Ancient Mariner ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' (originally ''The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere'') is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–1798 and published in 1798 in the first edition of '' Lyrical Ball ...

'' (1925) * ''

Honesty – The Best Policy ''Honesty – The Best Policy'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and Albert Ray and starring Rockliffe Fellowes, Pauline Starke and Johnnie Walker.Solomon p.299 Cast * Rockliffe Fellowes as Nick Randall * ...

'' (1926)

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Chester Bennett
at BFI 1892 births 1943 deaths Film directors from San Francisco {{US-film-director-1890s-stub