Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
all 49
Movies 49
Director 37
Producer 2
Producer
The Painted Hills (1951)
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8
Second Unit Director
The Yearling (1946)
Movie
Producer
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
Movie
Director
Tough Guy (1936)
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Director
Sequoia (1935)
Movie
Director
The Iron Master (1933)
Movie
Director
File 113 (1933)
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Director
A Parisian Romance (1932)
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Director
The Stoker (1932)
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Director
Vanity Fair (1932)
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Director
Su Última Noche (1931)
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Director
The single father (1931)
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Director
Olimpia (1930)
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Director
Detectives (1928)
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Director
The Thirteenth Hour (1927)
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Director
Wild Justice (1925)
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Director
The Silent Accuser (1924)
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Director
The Song of Love (1923)
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Director
Where the North Begins (1923)
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Director
The Toll of the Sea (1923)
Movie
6
Director
A Game Chicken (1922)
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Director
Nancy from Nowhere (1922)
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Director
The Case of Becky (1921)
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Director
A Private Scandal (1921)
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Director
All Souls' Eve (1921)
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Director
You Never Can Tell (1920)
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Director
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918)
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Director
The Babes in the Woods (1917)
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Director
Treasure Island (1917)
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Director
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)
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Director
Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
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Director
A Sister of Six (1916)
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Director
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
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Director
Going Straight (1916)
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Director
The Children in the House (1916)
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Director
Martha's Vindication (1916)
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Director
The Doll-House Mystery (1915)
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Director
For Love of Mary Ellen (1915)
Movie
Director
Pirates Bold (1915)
Movie
Bearded Officer
Cohen Saves the Flag (1913)
Movie
Minor Role
Their First Execution (1913)
Movie
Party Guest
His Chum the Baron (1913)
Movie
Gentleman of the Court
Those Good Old Days (1913)
Movie
Wedding Guest
On His Wedding Day (1913)
Movie
A Neighbor
A Deaf Burglar (1913)
Movie
Cop
The Rural Third Degree (1913)
Movie
A Wedding Attendee
A Double Wedding (1913)
Movie
Male Secretary Applicant
Mabel's Stratagem (1912)
Movie
Man in Police Station
Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
Movie
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1951
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1890-09-01
Deathday1954-03-12 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
SiblingsSidney Franklin
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsChester Mortimer Franklin, C.M. Franklin, Chester Franklin
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