C.L. Chester

Biography

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

A Mountaineering Memory

Film · 1918

The High Andes

Film

Guided and Miss Guided

Film · 1919

Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

Film · 1919

Filmography

• 1921 Ready to Serve · Producer
• 1920 Lost-a-yodel · Director
• 1919 The Hon. Mr. Jap Van Winkle · Producer, Director
• 1919 Up in the Air After Alligators · Director
• 1919 Guided and Miss Guided · Director, Producer
• 1919 Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s · Director, Producer
• 1918 A Mountaineering Memory · Director, Producer
• 1911 Regatas de botes de vela en Ancón · Director
• 1911 Lobos marinos en la isla de Palominos · Director
• 1910 Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección de La Oroya al Callao (V parte) · Director
• 1910 Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Cerro de Pasco Morococha (IV parte) · Director
• 1910 El gran Te Deum del Viernes Santo de 1910 en la Catedral de Lima · Director
• 1910 Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Jauja - Huancayo (II parte) · Director
• 1910 Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Tarma, Chanchamayo y Perené (III parte) · Director
• 1910 Viaje al interior del Perú: Sección Callao - La Oroya (I parte) · Director
• 1908 Monkeyland, a Jungle Romance · Producer
• — The High Andes · Director