Cinematographer. Born Alexander Gustavus Penrod, he was often billed as A. G. Penrod. A superior cameraman, he chose to remain in New York and work on independent films, and so did not acquire the prestige of his Hollywood colleagues. Of his surviving films the best is probably "Down to the Sea In Ships" (1922), a 19th-Century seafaring drama with excitingly filmed whaling scenes. Penrod's other credits include "The Man From Beyond" (1922), starring magician Harry Houdini, "Six-Cylinder Love" (1923), and "The Miracle of Life" (1926). On March 9, 1931, Penrod, director Varick Frissell, and two assistants joined the crew of the S. S. Viking and sailed from Newfoundland to complete location filming for "The Viking", the first talkie feature shot entirely in Canada. Six days later the ship exploded and sank off the coast of Horse Island, killing Penrod, Frissell, and 25 others. Penrod's production stills and movie footage of the ill-fated Viking voyage were used in the award-winning documentary of the disaster, "White Thunder" (2002).
Cinematographer. Born Alexander Gustavus Penrod, he was often billed as A. G. Penrod. A superior cameraman, he chose to remain in New York and work on independent films, and so did not acquire the prestige of his Hollywood colleagues. Of his surviving films the best is probably "Down to the Sea In Ships" (1922), a 19th-Century seafaring drama with excitingly filmed whaling scenes. Penrod's other credits include "The Man From Beyond" (1922), starring magician Harry Houdini, "Six-Cylinder Love" (1923), and "The Miracle of Life" (1926). On March 9, 1931, Penrod, director Varick Frissell, and two assistants joined the crew of the S. S. Viking and sailed from Newfoundland to complete location filming for "The Viking", the first talkie feature shot entirely in Canada. Six days later the ship exploded and sank off the coast of Horse Island, killing Penrod, Frissell, and 25 others. Penrod's production stills and movie footage of the ill-fated Viking voyage were used in the award-winning documentary of the disaster, "White Thunder" (2002).
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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