Chester Bennett (1892 - 1943) was an American

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

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

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

in 1943.

Filmography

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When a Man Loves ''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with ...

'' (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 1888 play of the same title by C. Haddon Chambers.Goble p. ...

'' (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 film, silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Antonio Moreno, Lillian Hall and Kingsley BenedictWlaschin p.197 Plot While in London an American newspapermen becomes drawn ...

'' (1921) * '' Diamonds Adrift'' (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 s ...

'' (1922) * '' Colleen of the Pines'' (1922) * '' The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922) * '' Thelma'' (1922) * ''

Divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the M ...

'' (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 A woman is his father's favorite because she follows his precepts. However, the younger daugh ...

'' (1924) * ''

Champion of Lost Causes ''Champion of Lost Causes'' is a lost 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, whi ...

'' (1925) *''

The Ancient Mariner ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' (originally ''The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere''), written by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of ''Lyrical Ballads'', is a poem that recounts the ...

'' (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 * Pa ...

'' (1926)

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