Joseph H. August — Little Close-Ups of the A. S. C. (1922) 🇺🇸

Joe August, A. S. C, began his career as a cinematographer in 1911 as assistant with Ray Smallwood at Ince’s [Thomas H. Ince]. After about eight months he was given a camera and shot his first picture, The Lure of the Violin. During the next four years he was with Director J. Hunt [Jay Hunt] and Director Richard Stanton and then one day in 1915 he was assigned to William S. Hart, establishing a connection that continued unbroken until March, 1921.

During these years Mr. August filmed every picture produced by Hart, among them being The Testing Block, The Toll Gate, O’Malley of the Mounted, The Whistle, Sand, The Cradle of Courage, Three Word Brand, White Oak, Traveling On, The Aryan, Hell’s Hinges, Between Men, The Return of Draw Egan, The Apostle of Vengeance, The Narrow Trail, The Tiger Man, Selfish Yates, Wolf Lowry, Branding Broadway, Wagon Tracks, etc.

To stick six years with a discriminating producer like Bill Hart is recommendation enough for any man and Mr. August’s reputation traveled along the ascending scale with that of his star and when Hart retired Mr. August, too, took a much needed rest.

Now we hear that Bill is once more turning toward the screen and will make a series of big productions with his wife [Winifred Westover] as leading lady or co-star and, if that be true, it is unthinkable that anyone but Joe August should be at the camera when Bill buckles on his six shooter once more.

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Collection: American Cinematographer, February 1922

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