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Chester M. De Vonde(1872-1928)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Chester M. De Vonde was born on 7 October 1872 in New York, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Voices (1920), Even as Eve (1920) and The Good-Bad Wife (1920). He died on 10 January 1928 in New York, New York, USA.
BornOctober 7, 1872
DiedJanuary 10, 1928(55)
BornOctober 7, 1872
DiedJanuary 10, 1928(55)
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Known for

Corliss Giles in Voices (1920)
Voices
  • Director(as Chester De Vonde)
  • 1920
Even as Eve (1920)
Even as Eve
  • Director(as Chester De Vonde)
  • 1920
The Good-Bad Wife (1920)
The Good-Bad Wife
  • Director
  • 1920
Lon Chaney in West of Zanzibar (1928)
West of Zanzibar
7.2
  • Writer(as Chester Devonde)
  • 1928

Credits

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Director

  • The Good-Bad Wife (1920)
    The Good-Bad Wife
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Corliss Giles in Voices (1920)
    Voices
    • Director (as Chester De Vonde)
    • 1920
  • Even as Eve (1920)
    Even as Eve
    • Director (as Chester De Vonde)
    • 1920
  • Adam and Some Eves
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Victor Moore and Elizabeth Woodhill in Meatless Days and Sleepless Nights (1918)
    Meatless Days and Sleepless Nights
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Claire Adams and Victor Moore in Oh! U-Boat (1917)
    Oh! U-Boat
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Claire Adams and Victor Moore in The Installment Plan (1917)
    The Installment Plan
    Short
    • Director (as Chester De Vonde)
    • 1917
  • Victor Moore in Toothaches and Heartaches (1917)
    Toothaches and Heartaches
    Short
    • Director (as Chester De Vonde)
    • 1917
  • Claire Adams and Victor Moore in Nutty Knitters (1917)
    Nutty Knitters
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Victor Moore in Faint Heart and Fair Lady (1917)
    Faint Heart and Fair Lady
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Victor Moore in Home Defense (1917)
    Home Defense
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Victor Moore in In Bed-in Bad (1917)
    In Bed-in Bad
    Short
    • Director (as Charles M. DeVonde)
    • 1917
  • Victor Moore in Camping (1917)
    Camping
    Short
    • Director (as Charles M. DeVonde)
    • 1917

Writer

  • Virginia Bruce, William J. Cowen, Chester M. De Vonde, Kilbourn Gordon, Leon Gordon, Walter Huston, Conrad Nagel, and Lupe Velez in Kongo (1932)
    Kongo
    6.5
    • based upon the play by (as Chester DeVonde)
    • 1932
  • Lon Chaney in West of Zanzibar (1928)
    West of Zanzibar
    7.2
    • play "Kongo" (as Chester Devonde)
    • 1928
  • Corliss Giles in Voices (1920)
    Voices
    • screenplay
    • story (as Chester De Vonde, as Chester De Vonde)
    • 1920
  • Adam and Some Eves
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1918

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Chester De Vonde
  • Born
    • October 7, 1872
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 1928
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote / directed (w/Kilbourn Gordon) "Kongo", produced on Broadway. Biltmore Theatre: 30 Mar 1926-Jul 1926 (closing date unknown/135 performances). Cast: Frederick Burt (as "Kregg"), Herbert Ellis (as "Native"), Harry English, Desmond Gallagher (as "Kirk"), Helen Grayce (as "Mrs. Mobray"), Betty Bruce Henry (as "L'il Mim"), Walter Huston, Mario Majeroni (as "Zoombie"), Florence Mason (as "Annie"), Harry McNaughton (as "Whippy"), Clarence Redd (as "Fuzzy"), Richard Stevenson (as "Kingsland"), Mekk Ula (as "Choloman"). Produced by Kilbourn Gordon. NOTE: Filmed as West of Zanzibar (1928).

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