Louis Chaudet
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Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 - May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the silent movie era.
Biography[]
He was born on March 20, 1884 in Manhattan, Kansas. He died May 10, 1965 in Woodland Hills, California. Louis was the second child and only son of 5 siblings born to Alfred C. Chaudet (1854-1939) and Eva Ann Schlashman Chaudet (1862-1930). Alfred moved his family from Kansas to Pasadena CA between 1900-1910 according to the Census of 1910. Along with Louis' first born sister Emma Jane, third and fourth born twin sisters Bertha M. and Lucy Ann and finally sister Edna A. [1] [2]
Selected filmography[]
- The Edge of the Law (1917)
- Follow the Girl (1917)
- Society's Driftwood (1917)
- The Finger of Justice (1918)
- Cupid Angling (1918)[3]
- The Girl of My Dreams (1918)
- The Blue Bonnet (1919)
- Tentacles of the North (1926)
- Eyes Right! (1926)
- A Captain's Courage (1926)
- Speeding Hoofs (1927)
- Outcast Souls (1928)
References[]
- ^ "Louis Chaudet". Allmovie.com.
- ^ "Louis Chaudet on Ancestry.com".
- ^ Geoffrey Bell (1984). The Golden Gate and the Silver Screen. Associated University Presse. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8453-4750-8.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1965 deaths
- Silent film directors
- Writers from Manhattan, Kansas
- Film directors from Kansas
- American film director stubs