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

Allen M. Davey, A. S. C., has been eight years in the cinematographic harness. Of that time he spent fifteen months as a soldier in the service of Uncle Sam during the great war but he came out all right and is glad of the experience.

Do you remember that good picture of several years ago, The Three Godfathers? Ed Le Sainte [Edward LeSaint] directed and Allen Davey “shot” it. It was one of the “best sellers” of those days and was particularly noted for its unusually fine photography. For two and a half years Le Sainte and Davey double teamed and never was there more perfect co-operation between director and cameraman, all of which redounded to the benefit not only of themselves but to the producers of the pictures they made.

Mr. Davey photographed the Hayakawas [Sessue Hayakawa (早川 雪洲) | Tsuru Aoki (青木 鶴子)] in The Soul of Kura-San and “Each to His Kind,” two of the most interesting of the Japanese star’s productions. After this he did two pictures for Morosco featuring Louise Huff and House Peters. These were followed by The Weaker Vessel featuring Mary MacLaren; and The Blue Bonnet and “The Kentucky Colonel,” both National productions. Mr. Davey then went for one picture to the Edna Schley Productions and when this was finished signed up with Realart to photograph the special productions featuring Mary Miles Minter.

Mr. Davey has had laboratory experience and is a cinematographer who is thoroughly master of his job.

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Collection: American Cinematographer, February 1922

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