Gilbert Warrenton — Little Close-Ups of the A. S. C. (1922) 🇺🇸
Gilbert Warrenton, A. S. C, claims Paterson, New Jersey, as his birthplace, and March 7, 1894, the date. Being of the third generation of a theatrical family he may have inherited, not only their traditions, but much of his own art. As an actor, it is told, he was very happy when playing little boy parts but when they wanted him to do Little Eva he rebelled.
When eleven years old he was sent to school where he remained until finishing High School; then he entered upon his chosen vocation, in 1912, as assistant to Antone Najy [Anton Nagy] with the Christie Company [Al Christie] at Universal.
During the period of his apprenticeship he provided himself with all the theoretical and practical information obtainable to further his knowledge of the technic of the camera which he realized in its development would be almost boundless.
Universal sent him to Hawaii where he made some very excellent pictures, developing and printing the same. Later they selected him to go to the border during the Mexican trouble and the results he obtained earned him more advantageous offers which finally he accepted, going first to Triangle, then to the American and from there to the Fine Arts.
Then came his big opportunity with Frank Borzage and he went to the Cosmopolitan to film Humoresque.
Since that time Mr. Warrenton has been associated with Famous-Players–Lasky and among other productions he has filmed “Playthings of Broadway,” “Little Italy,” “Dawn of the East,” “Land of Hope” and “Hush Money.” Alice Brady, Justine Johnstone, Dorothy Dalton and others never looked better than on the films from his camera.
Mr. Warrenton is studious, alert and an artist, and he is credited with acknowledging that his ambition knows no limit. He is fortunate in having a mother like Mrs. Lule Warrenton, herself an expert motion picture technician, to inspire him in his work.
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Collection: American Cinematographer, February 1922
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