9.0
9.0
Romance
1920
Director
Chester Withey
Directing
Born:November 8, 1887
Died:October 6, 1939(aged 51)
Birthplace:Park City, Utah, USA
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Chester "Chet" Withey (8 November 1887, Park City, Utah – 6 October 1939, California) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He participated in the production in total of some 100 films. Born in Park City, Utah, the son of Chester Henry Withey and Mary E. Kelso, Withey started his career in silent film as an actor in 1913. He starred in films such as the 1916 film The Wharf Rat. He married Virginia Philley, a screenwriter, who also did some acting. However, by 1916, he had already directed several films and decided to concentrate on work behind the camera. Withey was also accredited with writing for 15 films. He retired from film directing in 1928 and died 6 October 1939.
Filmography (45 movies)
7.5
7.5
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
Director
6.5
6.5
The Devil's Needle
1916
Writer
5.5
5.5
Sunshine Dad
1916
Screenplay
3.3
3.3
The Oubliette
1914
as Colin
1.0
1.0
The Pleasure Buyers
1925
Director
1.0
1.0
Outcast
1922
Director
Love and the Law
1913
as The Outlaw
A Rose of Old Mexico
1913
as Paquita's Father
The Kiss
1913
On the Border
1913
When Luck Changes
1913
as Mexican
Via Cabaret
1913
as Harry's father
Hearts and Horses
1913
as Sheriff
Pride of Lonesome
1913
A Foreign Spy
1913
An Even Exchange
1913
The Circle of Fate
1914
as John Strom
The Lost Lord Lowell
1915
as Ned Wallace
The Higher Law
1914
as Colin
Don Quixote
1916
Writer
The Play's the Thing
1914
as Doctor
Courage of Sorts
1913
as Silas Bragg - Mabel's Father
Madame Bo-Peep
1917
Director
A Woman's Awakening
1917
Director
Lessons in Love
1921
Director
Her Honor, the Governor
1926
Director
Nearly Married
1917
Director
Richard the Lion-Hearted
1923
Director
Wedding Bells
1921
Director
On the Quiet
1918
Director
Secret Orders
1926
Director
The Hun Within
1918
Director
The Teeth of the Tiger
1919
Director
Queen o'Diamonds
1926
Director
Heroes and Husbands
1922
Director
A Cafe in Cairo
1924
Director
Maggie Pepper
1919
Director
The Bushranger
1928
Director
The Old Folks at Home
1916
Writer
The Impostor
1926
Director
Little Comrade
1919
Director
The Bad Boy
1917
Director
The New Moon
1919
Writer
She Loves and Lies
1920
Writer
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