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 |
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 [it] |
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 | |
- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.