Directing
C.L. Chester
Born — Died
1877-01-01 — 1958-12-28
Place of birth
Washington, Iowa, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
21 titles
Pioneer documentary film maker who began as chief travel cameraman with the Edison Film Company. Founded Chester Inc in 1916 and, in collaboration with the sporting magazine Outing, produced and directed a series of weekly travelogues. The company folded in 1923.
Known for
NRHuntley Film Archives film 1001785.
Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
1919
NRCould you sit down hard on a glacier eighty feet thick - and smile? The sweet young mountain climber in this picture has her own methods for getting up on jagged crags and towering peaks. But she gets there triumphantly - and smiles, smiles, smiles! That's how the film was commercially presented. The girl was a young tourist lady who buys a sweet mountaineering costume, hires two Swiss guides, and embarks on an ascension to Mount Assiniboine. A story written by Katherine Hilliker and produced by C.L. Chester in cooperation with Outing, 'the magazine of all outdoors'.
Guided and Miss Guided
1919
NRA scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.
A Mountaineering Memory
1918
No synopsis available yet.
Up in the Air After Alligators
1919
Snooky the Human-Zee is a farm hand.
Ready to Serve
1921
Cinema Company Theater. Filmed by C. L. Chester
Regatas de botes de vela en Ancón
1911
Behind the camera
NRHuntley Film Archives film 1001785.
Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
1919
NRHuntley Film Archives film 1001785.
Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
1919
NRCould you sit down hard on a glacier eighty feet thick - and smile? The sweet young mountain climber in this picture has her own methods for getting up on jagged crags and towering peaks. But she gets there triumphantly - and smiles, smiles, smiles! That's how the film was commercially presented. The girl was a young tourist lady who buys a sweet mountaineering costume, hires two Swiss guides, and embarks on an ascension to Mount Assiniboine. A story written by Katherine Hilliker and produced by C.L. Chester in cooperation with Outing, 'the magazine of all outdoors'.
Guided and Miss Guided
1919
NRCould you sit down hard on a glacier eighty feet thick - and smile? The sweet young mountain climber in this picture has her own methods for getting up on jagged crags and towering peaks. But she gets there triumphantly - and smiles, smiles, smiles! That's how the film was commercially presented. The girl was a young tourist lady who buys a sweet mountaineering costume, hires two Swiss guides, and embarks on an ascension to Mount Assiniboine. A story written by Katherine Hilliker and produced by C.L. Chester in cooperation with Outing, 'the magazine of all outdoors'.
Guided and Miss Guided
1919
NRA scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.
A Mountaineering Memory
1918
NRA scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.
A Mountaineering Memory
1918
No synopsis available yet.
Up in the Air After Alligators
1919
Snooky the Human-Zee is a farm hand.
Ready to Serve
1921
Cinema Company Theater. Filmed by C. L. Chester
Regatas de botes de vela en Ancón
1911
Cinema Theater Company. Filmed by C. L. Chester
Lobos marinos en la isla de Palominos
1911
Peruvian Corporation. Filmed by C. L. Chester.
Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección de La Oroya al Callao (V parte)
1910
It is a film of a journey on the Central Railway from Callao to the regions of Chanchamayo, Huancayo, Perené, and Mantaro. It is shown in five parts, with a total length of 3,000 feet. It is reported that the film, with a total duration of two hours, “will be sent to England as an illustrative report for our country.”
Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Jauja - Huancayo (II parte)
1910
It is a film of a journey on the Central Railway from Callao to the regions of Chanchamayo, Huancayo, Perené, and Mantaro. It is shown in five parts, with a total length of 3,000 feet. It is reported that the film, with a total duration of two hours, “will be sent to England as an illustrative report for our country.”
Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Callao - La Oroya (I parte)
1910
Filmed by C. L. Chester and acquired by the Cinema Theater Company.
El gran Te Deum del Viernes Santo de 1910 en la Catedral de Lima
1910
It is a film of a journey on the Central Railway from Callao to the regions of Chanchamayo, Huancayo, Perené, and Mantaro. It is shown in five parts, with a total length of 3,000 feet. It is reported that the film, with a total duration of two hours, “will be sent to England as an illustrative report for our country.”
Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Tarma, Chanchamayo y Perené (III parte)
1910
It is a film of a journey on the Central Railway from Callao to the regions of Chanchamayo, Huancayo, Perené, and Mantaro. It is shown in five parts, with a total length of 3,000 feet. It is reported that the film, with a total duration of two hours, “will be sent to England as an illustrative report for our country.”
Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Cerro de Pasco Morococha (IV parte)
1910
NRPicture Holdings, Co., 1931
The High Andes
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The "Chester Outings" series takes us to Switzerland.
Lost-a-yodel
1920
American horror short from 1919.
The Hon. Mr. Jap Van Winkle
1919
American horror short from 1919.
The Hon. Mr. Jap Van Winkle
1919
A jungle travelogue looking for monkeys.
Monkeyland, a Jungle Romance
1908
