Chester M. Franklin

Chester M. Franklin

American actor and filmmaker (1889-1954)

Chester Mortimer Franklin 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. He directed two silent horror films, the 1924 Behind the Curtain and the 1927 The Thirteenth Hour.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 25 films (1916–1936) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1936 TOUGH GUY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 File 113 Chester M. Franklin 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1932 A PARISIAN ROMANCE. Allied Pictures Corp. Ltd. 8 reels B&W
1932 The Iron Master. Allied Pictures Corp. Ltd. 7 reels 16mm sound
1932 The Stoker Chester M. Franklin B&W
1932 Vanity Fair Chester M. Franklin
1927 THE THIRTEENTH HOUR. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 6 reels B&W
1925 WILD JUSTICE. John W. Considine Jr. 6 reels B&W
1924 BEHIND THE CURTAIN. Universal Pictures Corp. 5 reels 16mm Silent
1924 THE SILENT ACCUSER. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1923 Where the North Begins Warner Bros Pictures Inc 11500 16mm B&W silent
1923 Where the North Begins. warner brothers 6 reels 16mm B&W silent
1922 NANCY FROM NOWHERE. Realart Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1922 The Toll of the Sea (1922) ▶ Chester M. Franklin Frances Marion
1921 THE CASE OF BECKY. Realart Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1920 You Never Can Tell Chester M. Franklin 50 min 16mm B&W sound
1918 FAN FAN. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 THE GIRL WITH THE CHAMPAGNE EYES. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Fox Film Corp 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1917 THE BABES IN THE WOODS. Fox Film Corp 6 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1916 Going Straight Dave Bell Associates 60 min 16mm B&W sound
1916 Gretchen the Greenhorn ▶ Chester M. Franklin B&W
1916 LET KATIE DO IT. Triangle Film Corp. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 MARTHA'S VINDICATION. Triangle Film Corp. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 The Children in the House ▶ Norma Talmadge; Roy Somerville; Alice Wilson; Sidney Franklin; Jewel Carmen; Chester M. Franklin; William Hinckley B&W