Chester Bennett
Appearance
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![]() Bennett in 1921 | |
Born | San Francisco, California, US | February 12, 1892
Died | October 29, 1943 | (aged 51)
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Chester Bennett (1892 - 1943) was an American silent film director. He was executed by the Japanese during the Occupation of Hong Kong in 1943.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]- 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 (1921)
- Diamonds Adrift (1921)
- Belle of Alaska (1922)
- Colleen of the Pines (1922)
- The Snowshoe Trail (1922)
- Thelma (1922)
- Divorce (1923)
- The Lullaby (1924)
- The Painted Lady (1924)
- Champion of Lost Causes (1925)
- The Ancient Mariner (1925)
- Honesty – The Best Policy (1926)
References
[edit]- ^ "Chester Bennett – 'The American Hero of Hong Kong'". The Dark World's Fire: Tom and Lena Edgar in War. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Chester Bennett, Silent Film Director, Shot by the Japs". Variety. 17 May 1944. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
External links
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