Chester Bennett

Chester Bennett
Chester Bennett
	Bennett in 1921
Born	February 12, 1892; San Francisco, California, US
Died	October 29, 1943 (aged 51); Hong Kong

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

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

^ "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

Chester Bennett at IMDb
Chester Bennett at BFI

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[1] "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.

[2] "Chester Bennett, Silent Film Director, Shot by the Japs". Variety. 17 May 1944. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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