Elgin Lessley
Camera · Director of Photography · Cinematography
Born Jan 10, 1883 · Higbee, Missouri, USA
Active 1917–1944
Elgin Lessley (also credited as Lesly, Lessly, and Leslie) (June 10, 1883 - January 10, 1944) was an American hand-crank cameraman of the silent film era—a period of filmmaking when virtually all special effects work had to be produced…
Filmography
The General (1926) — Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)Sherlock Jr. (1924) — Director of PhotographyThe Cameraman (1928) — Director of PhotographyOne Week (1920) — Director of PhotographySeven Chances (1925) — Director of PhotographyOur Hospitality (1923) — Director of PhotographyThe Navigator (1924) — Director of PhotographyCops (1922) — Director of PhotographyThe Goat (1921) — Director of PhotographyNeighbors (1920) — Director of PhotographyThe High Sign (1921) — Director of PhotographyGo West (1925) — Director of PhotographyThree Ages (1923) — Director of PhotographyConvict 13 (1920) — CinematographyThe Haunted House (1921) — Director of PhotographyThe Electric House (1922) — CinematographyHard Luck (1921) — Director of PhotographyThe Love Nest (1923) — CinematographyThe Blacksmith (1922) — CinematographyDay Dreams (1922) — CinematographyThe Balloonatic (1923) — CinematographyMy Wife's Relations (1922) — CinematographyThe Frozen North (1922) — CinematographyThe Bell Boy (1918) — Director of Photography