Conrad Wells
Camera
- Died
- January 2, 1930
Born Abraham Fried in c.1897, he was a cinematographer in early Hollywood specializing in outdoor and early western cinema. He died tragically along with 9 others while filming Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) off the coast near Santa Monica, the plane he was filming on collided with another plane. Both planes burst into flames before crashing into the ocean. Among the dead were the director, Kenneth Hawks and three other cameramen George Eastman, Otho Jordan, Ben Frankel and Max Gold, the Assistant Director, two property men and the two pilots.
Known for
Behind the camera22
- 1930Such Men Are Dangerous Camera Operator
- 1930Let's Go Places Director of Photography
- 1928Romance of the Underworld Cinematography
- 1928Dry Martini Director of Photography
- 1928Chicken à la King Director of Photography
- 1927Ginsberg the Great Cinematography
- 1927The Desired Woman Director of Photography
- 1927The Brute Cinematography
- 1926The Country Beyond Director of Photography
- 1926











