---
name: "Paul H. Allen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-h-allen"
fi1m_id: "paul-h-allen"
imdb_id: "nm0020892"
tmdb_id: 88723
wikidata_id: "Q84765496"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "30 July 1895"
died: "14 August 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T05:49:24.755582+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul H. Allen

## Identity

Paul H. Allen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-h-allen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-h-allen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0020892
- **TMDB ID:** 88723
- **Wikidata ID:** Q84765496
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84765496, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020892/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88723

Cinematographer. Born 30 July 1895 in Ohio, USA. Died 14 August 1956.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 30 July 1895, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 14 August 1956
- **Active:** 1920–1921
- **Also known as:** Paul Allen
- **Frequently works with:** [Billy Bitzer](https://film.one/person/billy-bitzer.md), [D.W. Griffith](https://film.one/person/d-w-griffith.md), [Hendrik Sartov](https://film.one/person/hendrik-sartov.md), [Lillian Gish](https://film.one/person/lillian-gish.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84765496, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020892/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88723

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Way Down East*](https://film.one/film/way-down-east.md) (78), [*Orphans of the Storm*](https://film.one/film/orphans-of-the-storm.md) (73)

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## Biography

Paul H. Allen was an American cinematographer active in the silent film era. He worked on D. W. Griffith productions, serving as camera operator on *Way Down East* (1920) and contributing to the photography of *Orphans of the Storm* (1921). He was also credited on *Down to the Sea in Ships* (1922).

Allen, sometimes credited as Paul Allen, photographed numerous films throughout the 1920s, including Westerns and other features listed in the AFI Catalog. His later credits include *Sheer Luck* (1931).

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Orphans of the Storm* (1921), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/orphans-of-the-storm.md)
- *Way Down East* (1920), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/way-down-east.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sheer Luck* (1931), Director of Photography
- *Fighters of the Saddle* (1929), Director of Photography
- *The Mystery Rider* (1928), Cinematography
- *Arizona Days* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Torrent* (1924), Cinematography
- *Down to the Sea in Ships* (1922), Cinematography
- *Orphans of the Storm* (1921), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/orphans-of-the-storm.md)
- *Way Down East* (1920), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/way-down-east.md)
- *The Love Flower* (1920), Director of Photography
- *The Idol Dancer* (1920), Director of Photography

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