Chester M. Franklin
American film director
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Chester Mortimer Franklin (September 1, 1889 – March 12, 1954) was an American film director and actor active mainly in the silent era. Born in San Francisco, he was the brother of Sidney A. Franklin. In the late 1910s, he co-directed with his brother Sidney several films with all-children casts for William Fox.[1][2] He directed two silent horror films, the 1924 Behind the Curtain (a.k.a. Souls Which Pass in the Night) and the 1927 The Thirteenth Hour.[3]
Born
September 1, 1889
Chester Mortimer Franklin
September 1, 1889
DiedMarch 12, 1954 (aged 64)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
OccupationDirector
Chester M. Franklin | |
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Director Chester M. Franklin with actress Mary Miles Minter | |
| Born | Chester Mortimer Franklin September 1, 1889 |
| Died | March 12, 1954 (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1912–1936 |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Darling (died 1918) Mildred Nadel (m. 1926) |
| Relatives | Sidney Franklin (brother) |
Partial filmography
- Going Straight (1916)
- Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
- The Little School Ma'am (1916)
- The Babes in the Woods (1917)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
- Treasure Island (1918)
- You Never Can Tell (1920)
- All Soul's Eve (1921)
- The Case of Becky (1921)
- Nancy from Nowhere (1922)
- A Game Chicken (1922)
- The Toll of the Sea (1922)
- Where the North Begins (1923)
- The Song of Love (1923)
- Behind the Curtain (1924)[3]
- The Thirteenth Hour (1927)
- Detectives (1928)
- Vanity Fair (1932)
- File 113 (1933)
- The Iron Master (1933)
- Sequoia (1934)
- Tough Guy (1936)
