Highest rated movie: The Egg and I (1947)
Lowest rated movie: A Girl in Every Port (1952)
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Looking for reviews of films directed by Chester Erskine? Cinafilm has a total of 45 reviews across 3 movies directed by Chester Erskine.
Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 60%.
The Egg and I is Chester Erskine's highest rated movie, with a score of 72% based on 33 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Chester Erskine is A Girl in Every Port, with a score of 54% based on 8 reviews.
Chester Erskine (November 29, 1905 - April 7, 1986) was a Hollywood and Broadway director, writer, and producer.
He was born in Hudson, New York and studied for a short time at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first directing job was Harlem an 1929 all-black revue. He also directed Spencer Tracy in the play The Last Mile in 1930. Erskine's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the New York City theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.
In 1932 he began working in Hollywood where his best known work includes the direction of The Egg and I (1947) and the writing of All My Sons (1948).
He died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 83.
Chester Erskine has directed films starring Gene Lockhart, Jean Simmons, Woody Strode and Strother Martin.
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