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    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...
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    metal which could be moved up and down independently of each other. Elgin Lessley, Keaton's cameraman, shot the far-left Keaton with the first shutter...
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  • football player Elgin Gates (1933–1988), American hunter and firearms technician Elgin James, American filmmaker and musician Elgin Lessley (1883–1944),...
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    Cinematographer Elgin Lessley photographed Buster Keaton as nine members of a minstrel show in the opening of The Playhouse (1921)...
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    Buster, 1895-1966. (Actor); Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961. (Producer); Lessley, Elgin. (Photographer); Haines, Bert. (Photographer); Cannon, Raymond. (Writer...
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    Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline Steve Murphy Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by First National Pictures Inc. Release date March 11, 1922 (1922-03-11)...
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    Keaton Starring Buster Keaton Kathryn McGuire Cinematography Byron Houck Elgin Lessley Edited by Buster Keaton Music by Robert Israel (1995 score) Distributed...
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  • Schenck Buster Keaton Starring Buster Keaton Cinematography Byron Houck Elgin Lessley Edited by Buster Keaton Music by Robert Israel (1995) Distributed by...
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  • designer, wife of F. Richard Jones Robert Z. Leonard (1889–1968), director Elgin Lessley (1883–1944), cinematographer Gus Levene (1911–1979), composer David...
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    during World War II and a General of the Army of the United States Army. Elgin Lessley (June 10, 1883 - January 10, 1944) An important American cameraman of...
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  • film editor. He was born Donald "Corky" Ehlers, son of Evelyn Lessley, niece of Elgin Lessley, and Donald Ehlers, an assistant process camera at RKO. He...
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    Joseph M. Schenck Buster Keaton Starring Buster Keaton Cinematography Elgin Lessley Byron Houck Edited by Buster Keaton Music by Club Foot Orchestra (1999)...
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    Joseph M. Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Sybil Seely Cinematography Elgin Lessley Release date August 28, 1922 (1922-08-28) Running time 17 minutes Country...
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    Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Sybil Seely Joe Roberts Cinematography Elgin Lessley Edited by Buster Keaton Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date September 1...
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    Keaton Joe Roberts Natalie Talmadge Cinematography Gordon Jennings Elgin Lessley Production company Joseph M. Schenck Productions Distributed by Joseph...
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    Starring Buster Keaton Marceline Day Cinematography Reggie Lanning Elgin Lessley Edited by Hugh Wynn Music by Arthur Barrow Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
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    Margaret Leahy Wallace Beery Lillian Lawrence Joe Roberts Cinematography Elgin Lessley William C. McGann Production company Buster Keaton Productions Distributed...
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    Roberts Malcolm St. Clair Edward F. Cline Jean C. Havez Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date May 18, 1921 (1921-05-18)...
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    Arbuckle. Keaton also began working with Arbuckle's former cinematographer Elgin Lessley and technical director Fred Gabourie, who remained with him until he...
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    by Jean Havez Starring Roscoe Arbuckle Buster Keaton Cinematography Elgin Lessley Production company Comique Film Company Distributed by Paramount Pictures...
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    Starring Buster Keaton Sybil Seely Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Cinematography Elgin Lessley Edited by Buster Keaton Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date December 22...
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    Starring Pauline Starke Casson Ferguson Arthur Millett Cinematography Elgin Lessley Production company Triangle Film Corporation Distributed by Triangle...
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    Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Louise Keaton Cinematography Elgin Lessley Edited by Buster Keaton Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date October 27...
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    Starring Buster Keaton Joe Roberts Virginia Fox Cinematography Elgin Lessley Edited by Elgin Lessley Distributed by First National Pictures Inc. Release date...
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    Produced by Joseph M. Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by First National Pictures Release date October 16, 1922 (1922-10-16)...
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    Joseph M. Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Sybil Seely Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by First National Pictures Release date November 10, 1921 (1921-11-10)...
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    Produced by Joseph M. Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by First National Pictures Release date January 22, 1923 (1923-01-22)...
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    by Mack Sennett Starring Fatty Arbuckle Al St. John Cinematography Elgin Lessley Production company Keystone Film Company Distributed by Triangle Films...
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    Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date February 10, 1921 (1921-02-10)...
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    Produced by Joseph M. Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by First National Pictures Release date July 21, 1922 (1922-07-21)...
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