William S. Adams

William S. Adams (1892–1930) was an American cinematographer of the silent era. He was the younger half-brother of J. Stuart Blackton, the British born film pioneer and co-founder of Vitagraph Studios. Adams worked with Blackton several times, but was also employed by other companies. He developed a reputation as a specialist in aerial photography, but his career was cut short when he died of a tropical disease at the beginning of the sound era.

William S. Adams
Born	June 2, 1892 New York, New York, United States
Died	December 3, 1930 (aged 38) Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1913–1929 (film)

Selected filmography

• The Juggernaut (1915)
• My Husband's Other Wife (1920)
• The Blood Barrier (1920)
• Man and His Woman (1920)
• Passers By (1920)
• Respectable by Proxy (1920)
• The Forbidden Valley (1920)
• The House of the Tolling Bell (1920)
• East Lynne (1921)
• The Wakefield Case (1921)
• Destiny's Isle (1922)
• Tides of Passion (1925)
• Tricks (1925)
• Bride of the Storm (1926)
• Three Miles Up (1927)
• Sky High Saunders (1927)
• The American (1927)
• Won in the Clouds (1928)
• The Air Patrol (1928)
• The Cloud Dodger (1928)
• The Phantom Flyer (1928)
• Grit Wins (1929)
• The Smiling Terror (1929)
• Born to the Saddle (1929)
• The Sky Skidder (1929)

Bibliography

• John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella, Steve Joyce. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland, 2014.

External links

• William S. Adams at IMDb