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 Cameraman (1928) - Director of PhotographyThe General (1926) - Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)Seven Chances (1925) - Director of PhotographyGo West (1925) - Director of PhotographySherlock Jr. (1924) - Director of PhotographyThe Navigator (1924) - Director of PhotographyOur Hospitality (1923) - Director of PhotographyThree Ages (1923) - Director of PhotographyThe Love Nest (1923) - CinematographyThe Balloonatic (1923) - CinematographyCops (1922) - Director of PhotographyThe Electric House (1922) - CinematographyThe Blacksmith (1922) - CinematographyDay Dreams (1922) - CinematographyMy Wife's Relations (1922) - CinematographyThe Frozen North (1922) - CinematographyThe Goat (1921) - Director of PhotographyThe High Sign (1921) - Director of PhotographyThe Haunted House (1921) - Director of PhotographyHard Luck (1921) - Director of PhotographyOne Week (1920) - Director of PhotographyNeighbors (1920) - Director of PhotographyConvict 13 (1920) - CinematographyThe Bell Boy (1918) - Director of Photography