Chester Bennett (1892 - 1943) was an American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

director. He was executed by the Japanese during the Occupation of

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in 1943.

Filmography

* '' When a Man Loves'' (1919) * '' Captain Swift'' (1920) * '' The Purple Cipher'' (1920) * '' A Master Stroke'' (1920) * '' The Romance Promoters'' (1920) * '' Three Sevens'' (1921) * ''

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 d ...

'' (1921) * '' Diamonds Adrift'' (1921) * ''

Belle of Alaska ''Belle of Alaska'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), 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 th ...

'' (1922) * ''

Colleen of the Pines ''Colleen of the Pines'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Edward Hearn and Alfred Allen. Cast * Jane Novak as Joan Cameron * Edward Hearn as Barry O'Neil * Alfred Allen as Duncan ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Snowshoe Trail ''The Snowshoe Trail'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden, p. 203. Cast * Jane Novak a ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

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