Allen G. Siegler — Little Close-Ups of the A. S. C. (1922) 🇺🇸

Allan Siegler, A. S. C, could a long tale unfold about the joys and sorrows of a cinematographer but he won’t do it because you can’t get him to stand hitched long enough in one place.

Just how Allan ever chose the exciting job of a cameraman instead of a nice quiet trade like that of shortstop or quarterback or cowpuncher or locomotive fireman is hard to dope out, but here he is in our midst as a cinematographer and so we’ll have to take him at his camera value, which, by the way, is mighty good.

Allan was too busy to sketch his early experience in photography but we knew him when he was shooting in The Truant Husband for the Rocketts [Al Rockett | Ray Rockett] and he had to tell us about his later triumphs.

This young cinematographer did his big work after he joined Cosmopolitan Productions in New York. There he filmed The Inside of the Cup under direction of Albert Capellani, followed by The Restless Sex, The Miracle of Love, and April Folly under direction of Robert Z. Leonard.

He went to Wesley Ruggles Productions to photograph Slippy McGee and then to Rockett Brothers to film The Truant Husband featuring Mahlon Hamilton, Betty Blythe and Francelia Billington.

After this Mr. Siegler joined Metro where his first picture was The Little Lady of the Big House under direction of Phil Rosen, upon completion of which he was assigned to Maxwell Karger. With this director he filmed The Hole in the Wall, Kisses and Hate, the two latter not yet released.

Mr. Siegler [Allen G. Siegler] is now enjoying a much needed vacation.

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Collection: American Cinematographer, February 1922

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