Chester M. Franklin

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A Private Scandal (1921)

A French orphan girl is adopted into the home of wealthy Americans. There she becomes romantically involved with a farm worker and at the same time entangled in the deteriorating marriage of the American couple who rescued her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  May McAvoy  •  Bruce Gordon  •  Ralph Lewis  •  Kathlyn Williams

A French orphan girl is adopted into the home of wealthy Americans. There she becomes romantically involved with a farm worker and at the same time entangled in the deteriorating marriage of the American couple who rescued her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  May McAvoy  •  Bruce Gordon  •  Ralph Lewis  •  Kathlyn Williams

Nancy from Nowhere (1922)

Adopted by the Kellys from an orphanage, Nancy is reared in dreadful surroundings and mistreated as the household drudge. She accidentally makes the acquaintance of Jack Halliday, son of a wealthy city family who is fishing near her home. When Mrs. Kelly beats ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  A. Edward Sutherland  •  Vera Lewis  •  James Gordon

Adopted by the Kellys from an orphanage, Nancy is reared in dreadful surroundings and mistreated as the household drudge. She accidentally makes the acquaintance of Jack Halliday, son of a wealthy city family who is fishing near her home. When Mrs. Kelly beats ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  A. Edward Sutherland  •  Vera Lewis  •  James Gordon

A Game Chicken (1922)

Living in Cuba with her parents and grandmother, Inez Hastings, does not care for Lavendera, her persistent suitor. Contrary to her father's wishes, she attends a cockfight and makes the acquaintance of Rush Thompson, a United States revenue officer assigned to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Pat O'Malley  •  James Gordon  •  Martha Mattox

Living in Cuba with her parents and grandmother, Inez Hastings, does not care for Lavendera, her persistent suitor. Contrary to her father's wishes, she attends a cockfight and makes the acquaintance of Rush Thompson, a United States revenue officer assigned to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Pat O'Malley  •  James Gordon  •  Martha Mattox

Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)

Jack exchanges his cow for some magic beans. The beans grow overnight into a beanstalk, which Jack climbs, arriving at a castle that is his. Jack sets a deal with the giant in exchange for their fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Joe Grant  •  Francis Carpenter  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Violet Radcliffe

Jack exchanges his cow for some magic beans. The beans grow overnight into a beanstalk, which Jack climbs, arriving at a castle that is his. Jack sets a deal with the giant in exchange for their fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Joe Grant  •  Francis Carpenter  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Violet Radcliffe

The Rural Third Degree (1913)

Si marries a guileless country maid, and receives among his wedding presents a bottle of liquor. The bride samples it in Si's absence, and being unaccustomed to drink, is overcome and falls on the table in a stupor. Si discovers her just as a party of neighbors are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Fred Mace  •  Dot Farley  •  Nick Cogley  •  Charles Avery

Si marries a guileless country maid, and receives among his wedding presents a bottle of liquor. The bride samples it in Si's absence, and being unaccustomed to drink, is overcome and falls on the table in a stupor. Si discovers her just as a party of neighbors are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Fred Mace  •  Dot Farley  •  Nick Cogley  •  Charles Avery

Treasure Island (1917)

Jim Hawkins and his widowed mother run the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, but when they are threatened by a pirate attack, they stay with friend, the squire, for the night. He is given something from Mrs. Hawkins. The squire discovers it's a map showing the location of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Violet Radcliffe  •  Lloyd Perl

Jim Hawkins and his widowed mother run the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, but when they are threatened by a pirate attack, they stay with friend, the squire, for the night. He is given something from Mrs. Hawkins. The squire discovers it's a map showing the location of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Violet Radcliffe  •  Lloyd Perl

A Deaf Burglar (1913)

The misfortunes of a deaf burglar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Fred Mace  •  Charles Avery  •  Dot Farley  •  Ford Sterling

The misfortunes of a deaf burglar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Fred Mace  •  Charles Avery  •  Dot Farley  •  Ford Sterling

On His Wedding Day (1913)

When some pranksters pour red pepper on a new groom's bouquet, the wedding becomes a hijinks factory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Ford Sterling  •  Dot Farley  •  Nick Cogley  •  Hale Studebaker

When some pranksters pour red pepper on a new groom's bouquet, the wedding becomes a hijinks factory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Ford Sterling  •  Dot Farley  •  Nick Cogley  •  Hale Studebaker

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)

In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  F.A. Turner  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Alfred Paget

In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  F.A. Turner  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Alfred Paget

You Never Can Tell (1920)

Bebe Daniels is charming in this light comedy, based on a Saturday Evening Post story by Grace Lovell Bryan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Jack Mulhall  •  Edward Martindel  •  Helen Dunbar

Bebe Daniels is charming in this light comedy, based on a Saturday Evening Post story by Grace Lovell Bryan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Jack Mulhall  •  Edward Martindel  •  Helen Dunbar

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DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Arthur Robison
CAST:  Lili Damita  •  André Luguet  •  André Berley  •  André Burgère

The Doll-House Mystery (1915)

When a stack of valuable bonds go missing from the Grant household, suspicion falls on little Carmen Grant's playmate Georgie, whose father is a poor ex-convict trying to go straight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  'Baby' Carmen De Rue  •  Georgie Stone  •  Marguerite Marsh  •  Jack Hull

When a stack of valuable bonds go missing from the Grant household, suspicion falls on little Carmen Grant's playmate Georgie, whose father is a poor ex-convict trying to go straight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  'Baby' Carmen De Rue  •  Georgie Stone  •  Marguerite Marsh  •  Jack Hull

The Thirteenth Hour (1927)

A detective goes in search for the villain responsible for several burglaries and a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Jacqueline Gadsden  •  Charles Delaney  •  Fred Kelsey

A detective goes in search for the villain responsible for several burglaries and a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Jacqueline Gadsden  •  Charles Delaney  •  Fred Kelsey

Pirates Bold (1915)

Waldo and the baby went on an outing to the beach with the nurse, but it mattered little to Waldo, who consumed much learning from his book, wherever he went or wandered. Nurse went off with the auto driver and left the studious one in charge of the baby. That gave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Violet Radcliffe  •  'Baby' Carmen De Rue  •  Harry Essman  •  Baby Radcliffe

Waldo and the baby went on an outing to the beach with the nurse, but it mattered little to Waldo, who consumed much learning from his book, wherever he went or wandered. Nurse went off with the auto driver and left the studious one in charge of the baby. That gave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Violet Radcliffe  •  'Baby' Carmen De Rue  •  Harry Essman  •  Baby Radcliffe

The Silent Accuser (1924)

A Dog Picture That'll Claw Your Emotions  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  Raymond McKee  •  Earl Metcalfe

A Dog Picture That'll Claw Your Emotions  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  Raymond McKee  •  Earl Metcalfe

Olimpia (1930)

Spanish version of the MGM romance, His Glorious Night: in the old Austro-Hungarian empire, a princess rejects her arranged marriage and loves, instead, a dashing cavalry captain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Juan de Homs
CAST:  José Crespo  •  Maria Alba  •  Elvira Morla  •  Carmen Rodríguez

Spanish version of the MGM romance, His Glorious Night: in the old Austro-Hungarian empire, a princess rejects her arranged marriage and loves, instead, a dashing cavalry captain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Juan de Homs
CAST:  José Crespo  •  Maria Alba  •  Elvira Morla  •  Carmen Rodríguez
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