Al Liguori (June 3, 1885 - May 8, 1951) was an Italian born cinematographer mainly of the silent era. His style of photography was a precursor to what became known as film noir. His best known surviving film is the all-black Scar of Shame (1927). He came to America as a child and his family settled in Brooklyn New York where he was educated.[1] He was born in Salerno Italy and died in Pennsylvania in 1951.
Alfonso Liguori | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alfonso Liguori June 3, 1885 |
| Died | May 8, 1951 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
Selected filmography edit
- The Innocent Lie (1916)
- The Smugglers (1916)
- Marie, Ltd. (1919)
- Redhead (1919)
- The Teeth of the Tiger (1919)
- The World and His Wife (1920)
- The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)
- Straight Is the Way (1921)
- The Woman God Changed (1921)
- Boomerang Bill (1922)
- Timothy's Quest (1922)
- Salome of the Tenements (1925)
- The Scar of Shame (1927)
References edit
External links edit
- Al Liguori at IMDb
- Al Liguori at AllMovie
- Cinema News April 1, 1917; "Art and the Movies" by Lewis W. Physioc
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