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Chester Schaeffer is a Editor American born on 9 september 1902 at New York City (USA)

Chester Schaeffer

Chester Schaeffer
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Birth name Chester W. Schaeffer
Nationality USA
Birth 9 september 1902 at New York City (USA)
Death 5 january 1992 (at 89 years) at Santa Clara (USA)

Chester Schaeffer (September 9, 1902 - January 5, 1992) was an American film and television editor with about thirty documentary and feature film credits, often for B movies.

Schaeffer's first feature film editing credit was for The Canterville Ghost (directed by Jules Dassin-1944). The film was produced by MGM Studios in Hollywood. In the era of the Hollywood studio system, film editors typically served an apprenticeship at the studio of about ten years as assistant editors before promotion to editor, and Schaeffer had been an Ben Lewis' assistant editor on Dinner at Eight (directed by George Cukor-1933). Schaeffer continued to edit for MGM productions through about 1949. Schaeffer was nominated for an Academy Award for the small scale drama The Well (1951), which was independently produced. The film was directed by Russell Rouse, and initiated their extended collaboration on seven films. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the Disney television program Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter (1954). Schaeffer subsequently wove the footage from the first three "Davy Crockett" broadcast programs into the feature film Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955). He also worked on the classic chiller The Tingler (directed by William Castle-1959). Schaeffer's final feature film, The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967), was also Rouse's final film as a director; Schaeffer retired from editing around 1968.

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Russell Rouse
Russell Rouse
(7 films)
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
(3 films)
John Ireland
John Ireland
(1 films)
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Filmography of Chester Schaeffer (27 films)

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Editor

The Caper of the Golden Bulls, 1h42
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Stephen Boyd, Yvette Mimieux, Giovanna Ralli, Vito Scotti, J.G. Devlin, Arnold Moss
Roles Editor
Rating60% 3.0468153.0468153.0468153.0468153.046815
During a bombing mission to Germany, wartime pilot Peter Churchman (Boyd) inadvertently destroys a French cathedral. To atone, after the war, Churchman and a crew of accomplices rob a number of banks, making sure the money goes to have the cathedral rebuilt.
The Oscar
The Oscar (1966)
, 1h59
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Jill St John, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Joseph Cotten
Rating52% 2.604282.604282.604282.604282.60428
As movie star Frankie Fane (Boyd) is about to hear if he won a best acting Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly (Bennett) reminisces about Fane's struggle to the top, beginning as a spieler for his stripper girlfriend Laurel (St. John). After moving to New York, Frankie dumps Laurel for a budding fashion designer, Kay Bergdahl (Sommer), which leads to a chance meeting with talent scout Sophie Cantaro (Parker). Sophie arranges for him to be signed with agent "Kappy" Kapstetter (Berle) and brings Frankie to Hollywood, where he quickly becomes a rising star.
A House Is Not a Home, 1h38
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Shelley Winters, Robert Taylor, Cesar Romero, Ralph Taeger, Kaye Ballard, Broderick Crawford
Roles Editor
Rating57% 2.8540452.8540452.8540452.8540452.854045
Polly Adler is a poor Polish immigrant who works in a sweatshop. She loses her job after she is sexually assaulted by a coworker, for which her boss blames her.
The Balcony, 1h24
Directed by Joseph Strick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy, Ruby Dee, Lee Grant, Peter Brocco
Roles Editor
Rating59% 2.99522.99522.99522.99522.9952
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution which is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the revolution, she offers instead three of her customers to play the general, bishop and chief justice, all of whom have died in the revolution.
Cry for Happy, 1h50
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, James Shigeta, Miiko Taka, Miyoshi Umeki, Howard St. John
Roles Editor
Rating58% 2.9026752.9026752.9026752.9026752.902675
During the Korean War, Andy Cyphers (Glenn Ford), a Navy photographer and his three-man team occupy a Tokyo geisha house, though it is off-limits and four girls are living there.
Battle of the Coral Sea, 1h26
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada, Patricia Cutts, Gene Blakely, Robin Hughes
Rating56% 2.8047552.8047552.8047552.8047552.804755
The crew of an American submarine are on a reconnaissance mission photographing Japanese installations through a periscope camera. When attacked by the Japanese (with similarities to the USS Perch) the submarine is scuttled and the crew is captured. Tortured by the Japanese, with the help of British and Australian prisoners the crew makes an escape bid to get their information to the Allies. The film ends with footage of the Battle of the Coral Sea that according to the film was made possible through the information brought back by the submariners.
The Tingler, 1h22
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, William Castle, Dal McKennon
Roles Editor
Rating65% 3.297643.297643.297643.297643.29764
A pathologist, Dr. Warren Chapin (Price), discovers that the tingling of the spine in states of extreme fear is due to the growth of a creature that every human being seems to have, called a "Tingler", a parasite attached to the human spine. It curls up, feeds and grows stronger when its host is afraid, effectively crushing the person's spine if curled up long enough. The host can weaken the creature and stop its curling by screaming.
Thunder in the Sun, 1h20
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Actors Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler, Jacques Bergerac, Carl Esmond, Blanche Yurka, Fortunio Bonanova
Rating55% 2.75982.75982.75982.75982.7598
The film shows a family of French Basque immigrants pioneering into the Wild West while carrying their ancestral vines. Hard drinking trail driver Lon Bennett is hired to lead them and he falls for the spirited Gabrielle Dauphin.
The Gun Runners, 1h23
Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane, Jack Elam, Carlos Romero
Roles Editor
Rating62% 3.1462053.1462053.1462053.1462053.146205
Sam Martin (Audie Murphy) runs a charter boat with his alcoholic first mate Harvey (Everett Sloane). He is forced by financial necessity to run guns for some revolutionaries.
Love in the Afternoon, 2h10
Directed by Billy Wilder, Noël Howard, Alain Boudet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Franz Waxman, Van Doude, John McGiver
Roles Editor
Rating70% 3.5485953.5485953.5485953.5485953.548595
Young cello student Ariane Chavasse (Audrey Hepburn) eavesdrops on a conversation between her father, widowed private detective Claude Chavasse (Maurice Chevalier), and his client, "Monsieur X" (John McGiver). After learning of his wife's daily trysts with American business magnate Frank Flannagan (Gary Cooper), Monsieur X announces he will shoot Flannagan later that day. Claude is nonchalant, regretting only the business he will lose (Flannagan is a well-known international playboy with a long history of numerous casual affairs). When Ariane cannot get the police to intervene (until after a crime has been committed), she decides to warn him herself.
The Deadly Mantis, 1h19
Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Donald Randolph, Florenz Ames, Paul Smith
Roles Editor
Rating51% 2.550552.550552.550552.550552.55055
Figée dans les glaces de l'Antarctique depuis la préhistoire, une mante religieuse géante est libérée à la suite de la brisure d'un iceberg. Le monstre attaque alors New York, puis Washington. L'armée va devoir stopper l'insecte.
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, 1h33
Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, William Bakewell, Pat Hogan, Mike Mazurki, Helene Stanley
Roles Editor
Rating68% 3.443683.443683.443683.443683.44368
Tennessee wilderness settlers Davy Crockett and best friend George "Georgie" Russell volunteer to fight with General Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. After a victorious battle, Crockett and Russell return home over the protestations of their superiors. Returning the next season, the pair find that the pursuing American forces have reached a stalemate chasing the remnant Creek forces through the swamps.