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Chester A. Lyons

Career

Active from 1917 to 1936, busiest in 1919 and 1922 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mad Love
Mad Love
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chester A. Lyons Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.6, average 3.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Situational Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

14 titles · average score 64
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Ramona
Ramona (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts (1936)

Director of Photography

White Hunter
White Hunter (1936)

Director of Photography

Mad Love
Mad Love (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Sequoia
Sequoia (1935)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Bombshell
Bombshell (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Deception
Deception (1932)

Director of Photography

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Young as You Feel
Young as You Feel (1931)

Director of Photography

Liliom
Liliom (1930)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Lightnin'
Lightnin' (1930)

Director of Photography

1920s

25 titles · average score 61
Lucky Star
Lucky Star (1929)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Clothes Make the Woman
Clothes Make the Woman (1928)

Director of Photography

Mother Machree
Mother Machree (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

The First Year
The First Year (1926)

Director of Photography

The Circle
The Circle (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Happiness
Happiness (1924)

Director of Photography

Sisters
Sisters (1922)

Director of Photography

The Valley of Silent Men
The Valley of Silent Men (1922)

Director of Photography

Back Pay
Back Pay (1922)

Director of Photography

The Pride of Palomar
The Pride of Palomar (1922)

Director of Photography

1910s

17 titles · average score 53
The Busher
The Busher (1919)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Crooked Straight
Crooked Straight (1919)

Director of Photography

Red Hot Dollars
Red Hot Dollars (1919)

Director of Photography

Hay Foot, Straw Foot
Hay Foot, Straw Foot (1919)

Director of Photography

The Girl Dodger
The Girl Dodger (1919)

Director of Photography

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning (1919)

Cinematography

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)

Camera Operator

The Law of the North
The Law of the North (1918)

Director of Photography

His Own Home Town
His Own Home Town (1918)

Cinematography

The Family Skeleton
The Family Skeleton (1918)

Director of Photography

His Mother's Boy
His Mother's Boy (1917)

Director of Photography

Sudden Jim
Sudden Jim (1917)

Cinematography