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Elgin Lessley

Career

Active from 1917 to 1928, busiest in 1921 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Week
One Week
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elgin Lessley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Politics
    0.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Physical Comedy 7
  • Silent Film 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Physical Humor 3
  • Black and White 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Silent Era Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

30 titles · average score 74
The Cameraman
The Cameraman (1928)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Seven Chances
Seven Chances (1925)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Go West
Go West (1925)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

The Navigator
The Navigator (1924)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality (1923)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Three Ages
Three Ages (1923)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Cops
Cops (1922)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Hard Luck
Hard Luck (1921)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Goat
The Goat (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

One Week
One Week (1920)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

1910s

9 titles · average score 60
The Hayseed
The Hayseed (1919)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Back Stage
Back Stage (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

Cinematography

The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy (1918)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Alias Mary Brown
Alias Mary Brown (1918)

Director of Photography

The Atom
The Atom (1918)

Cinematography

Framing Framers
Framing Framers (1917)

Director of Photography

A Clever Dummy
A Clever Dummy (1917)
GoodWatch score 54

Cinematography

The Grab Bag Bride
The Grab Bag Bride (1917)

Cinematography

A Phantom Husband
A Phantom Husband (1917)

Director of Photography