Chester Barnett Explained

Chester Barnett (February 29, 1884 - September 22, 1947) was an actor in American silent films and a screenwriter.

He starred with Pearl White in Crystal Film Company comedy shorts.

He appeared on a souvenir postcard.^[1]

He died in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Chapman University has a postcard of him.

Filmography

• The Mind Cure (1912)
• Will Power (1913)
• Oh, Whiskers! as The Barber (1913)
• A Night in the Town (1913)
• How Men Propose (1913)
• Pearl as a Detective (1913)
• An Innocent Bridegroom (1913)
• How Men Propose (1913)^[2]
• The Wishing Ring (1914) as The Earl's Son Giles
• The Heart of the Blue Ridge (1915)
• A Girl's Folly (1915)
• The Rack (1915 film) as Jack Freeman
• The Waking Dreamer (1915)^[3]
• What Happened to Jones (1915 film) as Richard Heatherly
• Trilby (1915)^[4]
• La Bohème (1916 film) as Marcel
• Public Be Damned (1917)
• The Law of Compensation (1917)
• The Challenge Accepted (1918) as Steve Carey
• The Great Adventure (1918) as Billy Blake
• Together (1918) as Jim Watson
• Woman (1918) as The fisherman
• The Challenge Accepted (1918) as Steve Carey
• A Wild Goose Chase (1919)
• Break the News to Mother (1919) as Doctor Sims
• Girl of the Sea (1920) as Lieut. Tom Ross^[5]

Notes and References

1. Actor Chester Barnett . Jonathan Silent Film Collection . January 1914 .
2. Web site: Chester Barnett. prod.tcm.com.
3. Web site: Motion Picture Classic. August 9, 1915. Google Books.
4. Book: Koszarski, Richard. Fort Lee: The Film Town. March 2, 2005. Indiana University Press. 978-0-86196-942-5 . Google Books.
5. Web site: Chester Barnett .