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Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 – May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the
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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 and 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.


Selected filmography

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The Edge of the Law ''The Edge of the Law'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Ruth Stonehouse, Lloyd Whitlock and Lydia Yeamans Titus.Connelly p.343 Cast * Ruth Stonehouse as Nancy Glenn * Lloyd Whitlock as Ralph ...
'' (1917) * '' Follow the Girl'' (1917) * ''
Society's Driftwood ''Society's Driftwood'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Grace Cunard, Charles West and Joseph W. Girard.Rainey p.17 Cast * Grace Cunard as Lena Rogers * Charles West as Tison Grant * Joseph W. Girard ...
'' (1917) * ''
The Finger of Justice ''The Finger of Justice'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet.Cupid Angling'' (1918) * ''
The Girl of My Dreams ''The Girl of My Dreams'' is a lost 1918 British silent film romance directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Billie Rhodes. Cast *Billie Rhodes - The Weed * Jack McDonald - George Bassett *Lamar Johnstone - Kenneth Stewart (*as Lamar Johnston) *Gol ...
'' (1918) * '' The Blue Bonnet'' (1919) *''
The Kingfisher's Roost ''The Kingfisher's Roost'' is a 1921 American silent western film directed by Louis Chaudet and Paul Hurst and starring Neal Hart, William Quinn and Ben Corbett.Munden p.407 It was made and distributed by the independent Pinnacle Productions. C ...
'' (1921) * ''
Fools of Fortune ''Fools of Fortune'' is a 1990 Irish romantic drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and written by Michael Hirst based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor. It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the Briti ...
'' (1922) * '' Tentacles of the North'' (1926) * ''
Eyes Right! ''Eyes Right!'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Francis X. Bushman Jr., Florence Fair and Dora Dean.Munden p.224 Cast * Francis X. Bushman Jr. Ralph Everly Bushman (1903 – 1978), was an Ame ...
'' (1926) * '' A Captain's Courage'' (1926) * '' Speeding Hoofs'' (1927) * ''
Outcast Souls ''Outcast Souls'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Priscilla Bonner, Charles Delaney and Ralph Lewis.Munden p.579 Cast * Priscilla Bonner as Alice Davis * Charles Delaney Charles Delaney (August ...
'' (1928)


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* 1884 births 1965 deaths Silent film directors Writers from Manhattan, Kansas Film directors from Kansas {{US-film-director-1880s-stub