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Chester W. Schaeffer

Editor · Died January 5, 1992, aged 89 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
September 9, 1902
Died
January 5, 1992 (aged 89)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Chester W. Schaeffer's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
21%
Survival
18%
Self
14%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Thrilling
6
Romantic
5
Warm
4
Contemplative
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 W. Schaeffer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chester W. Schaeffer's 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

36 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Caper of the Golden Bulls(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A House Is Not a Home(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Balcony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Editor

  • 1+1: Exploring The Kinsey Reports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Editor

  • Cry for Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Editor

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph(1960)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Because They're Young(1960)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Tingler(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Thunder in the Sun(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Coral Sea(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Gun Runners(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Afternoon(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Mantis(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Alaska Lifeboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Editor

  • Canyon Crossroads(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Editor

  • Duffy of San Quentin(1954)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Khyber Patrol(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wicked Woman(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Editor

  • The Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Editor

  • Heart to Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Give Us the Earth! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • The Luckiest Guy in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • A Really Important Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • A Letter for Evie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Editor

  • Two Smart People(1946)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Gentle Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • The Canterville Ghost(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Dinner at Eight(1933)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1933 to 1967.

Biggest box office

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

$718 worldwide

Highest rated

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

Midcredits 85th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing30 of 31: 30 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s10 · crew1950s14 · crew1960s6 · crew

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 W. Schaeffer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (1956)

54th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

Midcredits 85th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 W. Schaeffer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chester W. Schaeffer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clarence Greene shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers