Biography
Émile Chautard (7 September 1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter, most active in the silent era. He directed 107 films between 1910 and 1924. He also appeared in 66 films between 1911 and 1934. Chautard was born in Paris. After a significant career beginning as a stage actor at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe and moving up to the head of film production at Éclair Films' Paris studio in 1913, Chautard emigrated to the United States around 1914. From 1914 to about 1918, Chautard worked for the World Film Company based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. At World, along with a group of other French-speaking film technicians including Maurice Tourneur, Léonce Perret, George Archainbaud, Albert Capellani and Lucien Andriot, he developed such films as the 1915 version of Camille, and taught a young apprentice film cutter at the World studio: Josef von Sternberg. In 1919 Chautard hired von Sternberg as his assistant director for The Mystery of the Yellow Room, for his own short-lived production company. Choosing Hollywood over a return to France, Chautard went to work for Famous Players-Lasky and other studios. He received some high-profile assignments, f…
Movies & TV Shows
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Shanghai Express (1932) — Major Lenard
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Design for Living (1933) — Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Morocco (1930) — French General (uncredited)
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Blonde Venus (1932) — Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)
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7th Heaven (1927) — Father Chevillon
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Wonder Bar (1934) — Pierre (uncredited)
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The Yellow Ticket (1931) — Headwaiter
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Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) — Anatol
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The Common Law (1931) — Doorman (uncredited)
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The Three Musketeers (1933) — Gen. Pelletier
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Marianne (1929) — Père Joseph
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Upstream (1927) — Campbell-Mandare
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The Solitaire Man (1933) — French Hotel Clerk
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Lilac Time (1928) — The Mayor
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The Devil's in Love (1933) — Father Carmion
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The Man from Yesterday (1932) — Priest
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The Road to Reno (1931) — Andre
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Just Like Heaven (1930) — Dulac
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Cock of the Air (1932) — French Ambassador
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The Noose (1928) — Priest
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Now We're in the Air (1927) — Monsieur Chelaine
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The California Trail (1933) — Don Marco Ramirez
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A Man from Wyoming (1930) — French Mayor
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The Little Cafe (1931) — Philibert
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Paris at Midnight (1926) — Père Goriot
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Man of Two Worlds (1934) — Natkusiak
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Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926) — Director
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Estrellados (1930)
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The bluffer (1932) — Oscar Brown
- Sweeping Against the Winds (1930)
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The Green Specter (1930) — Abdoul
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Whispering Sage (1927) — José Arastrade
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Blonde or Brunette (1927) — Father-in-Law
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The Trial of Mary Dugan (1931)
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Tiger Rose (1929) — Frenchman
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The Big Trail (1931) — Padre
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Caught in the Fog (1928) — The Old Man
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Adoration (1928) — Murajev
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House of Horror (1929) — Old Miser
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The Big House (1931) — Pop
Directed
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The Fires of Youth (1917) — Director
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The Heart of a Hero (1916) — Director
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Hearts and Eyes (1911) — Director
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Whispering Shadows (1921) — Director
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Daytime Wives (1923) — Director
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The Mystery of Notre-Dame de Paris (1912) — Director
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A Cashier's Novel (1914) — Director
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919) — Director
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Paid in Full (1919) — Director
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His Parisian Wife (1919) — Director
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The Marriage Price (1919) — Director
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Eyes of the Soul (1919) — Director
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Out of the Shadow (1919) — Director
- Chicot the Jester (1913) — Director
- The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1913) — Director
- The Eaglet (1913) — Director
- The Horrors of War (1914) — Director
- Eugénie Grandet (1910) — Director
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Forsaking All Others (1922) — Director
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Living Lies (1922) — Director
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Untamed Youth (1924) — Director
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The Black Panther's Cub (1921) — Director
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Youth to Youth (1922) — Director
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The Marionettes (1918) — Director
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The Glory of Clementina (1922) — Director
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Love's Crucible (1916) — Director
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Under the Greenwood Tree (1918) — Director
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The Eternal Temptress (1917) — Director
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The Web of Desire (1917) — Director
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Under False Colors (1917) — Director
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Forget-Me-Not (1917) — Director
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The Family Honor (1917) — Director
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The Boss (1915) — Director
- Dog and Wolf (1911) — Director
- The Spoiled Sparrows (1913) — Director
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Magda (1917) — Director
- Le chiffonnier de Paris (1913) — Director
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All Man (1916) — Director
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Sudden Riches (1916) — Director
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The Little Dutch Girl (1915) — Director