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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 era—a period of filmmaking when virtually all special effects work had to be produced inside the camera during filming. Though Lessley worked earlier with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and later with Harry Langdon, he is best known for the groundbreaking effects he produced with Buster Keaton, who dubbed him "the human metronome" for his ability to crank consistently at any requested speed. Lessley's most striking effects were in The Playhouse (1921) and Sherlock Jr. (1924). In The Playhouse, through use of a specially shuttered lens and repeated back-cranking and re-cranking, Lessley allowed Keaton to appear as up to nine characters simultaneously, interacting with one another. In Sherlock Jr., Lessley's careful positioning of camera and actor in various locations produced the effect of a man stuck in a movie where his location keeps changing as he struggles to keep up. Lessley retired from filmmaking after shooting The Cameraman with Buster Keaton in 1928.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1883-01-10
- event Death Date 1944-02-08
- school Known for: Camera
- star Popularity: 1.8
- info Birth Place Higbee, Missouri, USA
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Sherlock Jr.
1924-04-17
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Our Hospitality
1923-11-19
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The Blacksmith
1922-07-21
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My Wife's Relations
1922-05-15
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The Balloonatic
1923-01-22
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Day Dreams
1922-11-27
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926-03-21
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The Frozen North
1922-08-28
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The Electric House
1922-10-01
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The Love Nest
1923-03-01
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The Hayseed
1919-10-26
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Three's a Crowd
1927-08-28
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The Chaser
1928-02-12
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Cops
1922-03-11
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Back Stage
1919-09-07
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Convict 13
1920-10-27
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A Clever Dummy
1917-07-15
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The Navigator
1924-09-28
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Seven Chances
1925-03-15
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Go West
1925-11-01
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The Goat
1921-05-15
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Neighbors
1920-12-12
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The High Sign
1921-04-18
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Three Ages
1923-09-24
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The Garage
1920-01-11
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The Strong Man
1926-11-19
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Long Pants
1927-03-26
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The Bell Boy
1918-03-18
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The Cameraman
1928-09-10
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One Week
1920-08-29
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Hard Luck
1921-03-14
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The Scarecrow
1920-11-07
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The Haunted House
1921-02-21