This is a list of films released by the American studio Chesterfield Pictures between its founding in 1925 and 1937 when it was absorbed into the larger Republic Pictures. The studio was a Poverty Row producer, distributing mainly low-budget second features. In 1932 it merged with another company Invincible Pictures, and distributed films put out under that name. In total Chesterfield handled more than a hundred films during its twelve year existence.[1]
| Title
|
Release Date
|
Director
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| A Jungle Heroine |
April 1925 |
Bertram Bracken
|
| The Were-Tiger |
May 1925 |
Paul Hurst
|
| The Last Man |
June 1925 |
Bertram Bracken
|
| The Lion's Mate |
July 1925
|
| A Jungle Tragedy |
August 1925
|
| Beasts of the Veldt |
September 1925
|
| The Sagebrush Lady |
October 1, 1925 |
Horace B. Carpenter
|
| Flashing Steeds |
November 1, 1925
|
| The Girl of the West |
December 1, 1925 |
Alan James
|
| Fangs of Fate |
December 9, 1925 |
Horace B. Carpenter
|
| Lucky Spurs |
1926
|
| A String of Diamonds |
March 1, 1926 |
Frank S. Mattison
|
| The Love Fighter |
May 1, 1926 |
Lou Carter
|
| Western Trails |
May 15, 1926 |
Horace B. Carpenter
|
| The Wolf |
June 1, 1926 |
Lou Carter
|
| Beyond All Odds |
June 15, 1926 |
Alan James
|
| Detective K-9 |
July 1, 1926 |
William Bertram
|
| The Last Chance |
July 15, 1926 |
Horace B. Carpenter
|
| Code of the Northwest |
July 25, 1926 |
Frank S. Mattison
|
| Dumb Romeo |
August 1, 1926 |
Frank S. Mattison
|
| Thundering Speed |
August 15, 1926 |
Alan James
|
| Fangs of Vengeance |
September 1, 1926 |
William Bertram
|
| Beyond the Trail |
September 1926 |
Albert Herman
|
| The Silent Trailer |
October 1, 1926 |
Francis Ford
|
| Dog Scents |
November 1, 1926 |
Francis Ford
|
| Lure of the West |
November 1926 |
Alan James
|
| Dog of Dogs |
December 1, 1926 |
Ernest Van Pelt
|
| The Call of the Wilderness |
December 5, 1926 |
Jack Nelson
|
| Doc's Dog |
January 1, 1927 |
Ernest Van Pelt
|
| Almost Human |
March 1, 1927 |
Robin Williamson
|
| The Thief Trapper |
April 1, 1927 |
|
| The Sky Rider |
June 5, 1927 |
Alan James
|
| Avenging Fangs |
June 15, 1928 |
Ernest Van Pelt
|
| The Adorable Cheat |
August 15, 1928 |
Burton L. King
|
| The House of Shame |
October 1, 1928 |
Burton L. King
|
| South of Panama |
November 15, 1928 |
Charles J. Hunt
|
| Below the Deadline |
January 1, 1929 |
J.P. McGowan
|
| Just Off Broadway |
May 1, 1929 |
Frank O'Connor
|
| The Peacock Fan |
March 17, 1929 |
Phil Rosen
|
| Campus Knights |
March 1929 |
Albert H. Kelley
|
| Circumstantial Evidence |
April 1, 1929 |
Wilfred Noy
|
| Silent Sentinel |
May 15, 1929 |
Alan James
|
| The House of Secrets |
May 26, 1929 |
Edmund Lawrence
|
| Love at First Sight |
December 15, 1929 |
Edgar Lewis
|
| Title
|
Release Date
|
Director
|
Notes
|
| Ladies in Love |
May 15, 1930 |
Edgar Lewis |
|
| The Jazz Cinderella |
September 1, 1930 |
Scott Pembroke |
|
| The Midnight Special |
December 7, 1930 |
Duke Worne |
|
| The Lawless Woman |
May 5, 1931 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| The Lady from Nowhere |
August 1, 1931 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Grief Street |
October 1, 1931 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| The Devil Plays |
December 15, 1931 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Second Chances |
March 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Dangerous Ground |
April 1, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| The Midnight Lady |
May 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Forbidden Company |
June 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Beauty Parlor |
June 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Thrill of Youth |
August 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| The King Murder |
September 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Slightly Married |
October 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Women Won't Tell |
November 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| The Secrets of Wu Sin |
December 15, 1932 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Forgotten |
February 15, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Love Is Dangerous |
March 15, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| I Have Lived |
June 15, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Strange People |
June 17, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| By Appointment Only |
July 7, 1933 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Notorious But Nice |
August 5, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Dance Girl Dance |
September 1, 1933 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| A Man of Sentiment |
September 15, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| On the Stroke of Nine |
October 30, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| In the Money |
November 7, 1933 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Twin Husbands |
November 30, 1933 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Rainbow Over Broadway |
December 1, 1933 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Cross Streets |
January 22, 1934 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| The Quitter |
February 5, 1934 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Stolen Sweets |
March 15, 1934 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| City Park |
May 1, 1934 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| In Love with Life |
May 12, 1934 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Green Eyes |
June 15, 1934 |
Richard Thorpe |
|
| Fifteen Wives |
July 15, 1934 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Fugitive Road |
August 22, 1934 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| The Curtain Falls |
October 2, 1934 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Port of Lost Dreams |
October 15, 1934 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| The World Accuses |
November 12, 1934 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| The Ghost Walks |
December 1, 1934 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Sons of Steel |
December 15, 1934 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Symphony of Living |
January 20, 1935 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| A Shot in the Dark |
February 1, 1935 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Public Opinion |
March 15, 1935 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| One in a Million |
March 21, 1935 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Circumstantial Evidence |
March 30, 1935 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| The Girl Who Came Back |
June 21, 1935 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Society Fever |
June 23, 1935 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Death from a Distance |
July 3, 1935 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Happiness C.O.D. |
September 10, 1935 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Condemned to Live |
September 15, 1935 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| The Lady in Scarlet |
October 20, 1935 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| False Pretenses |
October 22, 1935 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Tango |
February 14, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| The Bridge of Sighs |
February 15, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| Ring Around the Moon |
February 15, 1936 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| The Dark Hour |
February 18, 1936 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| August Weekend |
February 18, 1936 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Murder at Glen Athol |
February 28, 1936 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| The Little Red Schoolhouse |
March 2, 1936 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Footlights and Shadows |
March 12, 1936 |
Frank R. Strayer |
|
| Brilliant Marriage |
March 25, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| Three of a Kind |
May 20, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| Below the Deadline |
June 8, 1936 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| Easy Money |
June 14, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) |
August 1, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| Missing Girls |
September 10, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| Lady Luck |
September 14, 1936 |
Charles Lamont |
|
| House of Secrets |
October 28, 1936 |
Roland D. Reed |
|
| Ellis Island |
November 5, 1936 |
Phil Rosen |
|
| Red Lights Ahead |
November 29, 1936 |
Roland D. Reed |
|
References
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- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
