Chester A. Lyons
Cinematographer · Died November 27, 1936, aged 51 · Westfield, New York, USA
- May 26, 1885
- November 27, 1936 (aged 51)
- Westfield, New York, USA
- Cinematographer
- 6 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Known for
What are Chester A. Lyons' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chester A. Lyons' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Chester A. Lyons' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
57 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
White Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Three Live Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Mad Love(1935)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Sequoia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Bombshell(1933)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
What Price Decency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Bad Girl(1931)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Young as You Feel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Lightnin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Liliom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Not Damaged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Song o' My Heart(1930)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
They Had to See Paris(1929)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Power of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Clothes Make the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Gateway of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Mother Machree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Night Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The First Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Circle(1925)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsMan and Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
The Age of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Children of Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Just Like a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
The Nth Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
The Pride of Palomar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Scandalous Tongues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Bootlegger's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Valley of Silent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Good Provider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Back Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Peaceful Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Paris Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Red Hot Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Crooked Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Bill Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Hay Foot, Straw Foot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
The Busher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Greased Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
The Girl Dodger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
String Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Law of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
A Nine O'Clock Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
His Own Home Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Family Skeleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Hired Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
His Mother's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Sudden Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Time Locks and Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Career shape
A full career of 56 titles from 1917 to 1936.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Chester A. Lyons' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Chester A. Lyons work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chester A. Lyons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Borzage shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Frank BorzageShared titles: Bad Girl (1931), Song o' My Heart (1930), They Had to See Paris (1929), The Circle (1925)See all 4 shared titles with Frank Borzage
Writers
- Sonya LevienShared titles: Song o' My Heart (1930), They Had to See Paris (1929)See all 2 shared titles with Sonya Levien
Actors
- Isabel JewellShared titles: Mad Love (1935), Bombshell (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Isabel Jewell
- Ted HealyShared titles: Mad Love (1935), Bombshell (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Healy
- Ivan LebedeffShared titles: Bombshell (1933), They Had to See Paris (1929)See all 2 shared titles with Ivan Lebedeff
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Margaret ClanceyShared titles: Bad Girl (1931), Song o' My Heart (1930), They Had to See Paris (1929)See all 3 shared titles with Margaret Clancey
- Al BrickShared titles: Song o' My Heart (1930), They Had to See Paris (1929)See all 2 shared titles with Al Brick
- George LipschultzShared titles: Song o' My Heart (1930), They Had to See Paris (1929)See all 2 shared titles with George Lipschultz