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James Wong Howe, ASC, was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history’s ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe Biography / Wiki

NameJames Wong Howe
Also KnowJames How, Wong Tung Jim, Jimmie Howe, James Howe
GenderMale
Known ForCamera
Place of BirthGuangzhou, China
Date of Birth1899-08-27
Age(as in 2022)76
Deathday1976-07-12

James Wong Howe Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
James Wong Howe: CinematographerSelf1973-01-011973 documentary about the Oscar-winning director of photography, featuring lighting tutorials with Howe….
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoSelf (archive footage)2007-01-01Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and ’70s….
Visions of LightSelf (archive footage)1992-09-17Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the “DP” (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips fr…

James Wong Howe Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Invisible AvengerDirector1958-12-02Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, investigates the murder of a New Orleans bandleader….
Go Man GoDirector1954-01-27The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters….
The World of Dong KingmanDirector1953-01-01James Wong Howe follows artist Dong Kingman over the course of a day, in which the maestro starts and finishes a watercolor of a street in New York Ci…
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of GranadaDirector1963-01-01In this unsold television pilot for a proposed travelogue series, Richard Erdman visits with the children and townsfolk of the Sacromonte district of …
DirectorCheckmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from…
Director87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961…

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Sweet Smell of SuccessDirector of Photography1957-07-04New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can’t contro…
Bell, Book and CandleDirector of Photography1958-12-25A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead… only to fall in love with him for real….
Yankee Doodle DandyDirector of Photography1942-05-29A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan….
The Thin ManDirector of Photography1934-05-25A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts….
SecondsDirector of Photography1966-10-05A secret organisation offers wealthy people a second chance at life. The customer picks out someone they want to be and the organisation surgically al…
The Old Man and the SeaDirector of Photography1958-10-07Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it …
Hangmen Also Die!Director of Photography1943-04-15During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal “Hangman of Europe”, Reichsprote…
AlgiersDirector of Photography1938-01-16Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko became a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. Fren…
City for ConquestDirector of Photography1940-09-21The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York C…
HudDirector of Photography1963-05-28Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for…
He Ran All the WayDirector of Photography1951-06-20A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl’s apartment….
Out of the FogDirector of Photography1941-06-14A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather…
Dust Be My DestinyDirector of Photography1939-09-16Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman’s daughter l…
Nora PrentissDirector of Photography1947-02-22Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become hea…
PursuedDirector of Photography1947-03-02A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely…
Laugh, Clown, LaughDirector of Photography1928-04-14A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but bot…
HombreDirector of Photography1967-03-21John Russell, disdained by his “respectable” fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when …
Mark of the VampireDirector of Photography1935-04-26Sir Karell Borotyn appears to have been killed by Count Mora, a vampire who prowled around his castle. One year later, Irena, Karell’s daughter, is ha…
The Hard WayDirector of Photography1943-01-13Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty….
Danger SignalDirector of Photography1945-11-21After robbing and murdering his married lover and then making her death look like suicide, conniving philanderer Ronnie Mason relocates to Los Angeles…
The Criminal CodeDirector of Photography1930-12-31After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 year…
The Baron of ArizonaDirector of Photography1950-03-04The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical eviden…
The Glory GuysDirector of Photography1965-07-07Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer’s 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a gene…
Abe Lincoln in IllinoisDirector of Photography1940-02-22Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his el…
Air ForceDirector of Photography1943-03-20The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of t…
Death of a ScoundrelDirector of Photography1956-10-31A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest….
Body and SoulDirector of Photography1947-11-11Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, in…
The Story on Page OneDirector of Photography1959-12-01An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman’s husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story….
Passage to MarseilleDirector of Photography1944-02-16A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny….
The Strawberry BlondeDirector of Photography1941-02-21Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nef…
The OutrageDirector of Photography1964-10-07At a disused railway station, three men — a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector — discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan C…
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic BulletDirector of Photography1940-02-23True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis….
Confidential AgentDirector of Photography1945-11-02During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies….
Young AmericaDirector of Photography1932-04-17Mrs. Doray sits with a Juvenile Court Judge to learn more about problem children and what to do about them. One of the cases involves 13 year old Arth…
The Eagle and the HawkDirector of Photography1950-10-01Texas Ranger Todd Crayden is assigned a suicide mission South of the Border, to smuggle a government agent into Mexico……
Saturday’s ChildrenDirector of Photography1940-05-04An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet….
Beauty for SaleDirector of Photography1933-09-01A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of …
Hello, Sister!Director of Photography1933-04-14Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together……
Hollywood PartyDirector of Photography1934-05-24Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real …
MantrapDirector of Photography1926-07-24A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous divorc…
The Flame WithinDirector of Photography1935-05-17Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient….
Peter PanDirector of Photography1924-12-29Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefario…
Shining VictoryDirector of Photography1941-05-30In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia precox. He falls for his altruistic female lab assistant…
Counter-AttackDirector of Photography1945-04-26Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building….
The North StarDirector of Photography1943-11-04A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as “Armored Attack.”…
The Night Is YoungDirector of Photography1935-01-11Young Austrian Archduke Paul “Gustl” Gustave is in an arranged engagement but his uncle, the emperor, decides to let Gustl carry on a fling with balle…
The Show-OffDirector of Photography1934-03-09Aubrey cons Amy into thinking he’s a railroad bigwig. When he loses his job he takes one wearing a sandwich board. After he helps Joe sell his patent …
TodayDirector of Photography1930-11-01A wealthy young society couple loses their fortune. When the husband is forced to take a job like everyone else, the wife cannot deal with the sudden …
PicnicDirector of Photography1956-02-11Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a for…
Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsDirector of Photography1970-01-02A new bride gets caught between her decadent husband and his black half-brother….
The Heart Is a Lonely HunterDirector of Photography1968-07-31Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert …
Tess of the Storm CountryDirector of Photography1960-12-08Fourth reworking of the classic Grace Miller White novel, this time updated to the 60s, with young Scottish lassie Tess (Diane Baker) becoming embroil…
DrangoDirector of Photography1957-01-01A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a southern small town, whose citizens he must face the obsti…
The World of Dong KingmanDirector of Photography1953-01-01James Wong Howe follows artist Dong Kingman over the course of a day, in which the maestro starts and finishes a watercolor of a street in New York Ci…
Song Without EndDirector of Photography1960-08-11The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt, whose scandalous love affair forced him to abandon his adoring audiences….
Funny LadyDirector of Photography1975-03-15Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but me…
This Property Is CondemnedDirector of Photography1966-08-03A railroad official, Owen Legate comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down much of the town’s railway (town’s main income). Owen unexpectedly finds lo…
Come Back, Little ShebaDirector of Photography1952-12-24A mismatched couple’s marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder….
The Rose TattooDirector of Photography1955-12-12A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her….
The Last Angry ManDirector of Photography1959-10-22Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journali…
Autumn in RomeDirector of Photography1954-05-10A lonely young woman sings two melancholy ballads in her Manhattan high rise apartment….
JenniferDirector of Photography1953-10-25A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer….
The Molly MaguiresDirector of Photography1970-02-08Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company t…
Main Street to BroadwayDirector of Photography1953-10-12In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who’s giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspira…
Biography of a Bachelor GirlDirector of Photography1935-01-04Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues famous free-spirited portrait artist Marion Forsythe on her return to the states from Europe, seeki…
They Made Me a CriminalDirector of Photography1939-01-21A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk….
Torrid ZoneDirector of Photography1940-05-18A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl….
Manhattan MelodramaDirector of Photography1934-05-04The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman….
The Prisoner of ZendaDirector of Photography1937-09-03An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped….
Fire Over EnglandDirector of Photography1937-03-05The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the ti…
Chandu the MagicianDirector of Photography1932-08-04When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypno…
Sorrell and SonDirector of Photography1927-12-02Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit’s mother deserts husband and child in the boy’s infancy. Sorrell loses a pro…
The Power and the GloryDirector of Photography1933-10-06A man’s life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In…
Kings RowDirector of Photography1942-02-02Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams….
Viva Villa!Director of Photography1934-04-27In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father’s death….
My ReputationDirector of Photography1946-01-25Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own…
The Spanish DancerDirector of Photography1923-10-06The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a gypsy girl who dances in courtyards and even tells people’s fortunes. Despite her gypsy occupation, Mar…
The CharmerDirector of Photography1925-04-20A wild dancer in a cheap Seville cafe, Mariposa is taken to New York by Señor Sprott, a prominent theatrical producer. Billed as “The Charmer,” Marip…
After TomorrowDirector of Photography1932-03-06In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents, and engaged for three years while they save to get marr…
Dance TeamDirector of Photography1932-01-17From Wikipedia.com A 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Edwin J. Burke….
Amateur DaddyDirector of Photography1932-04-10Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on Fred’…
WhipsawDirector of Photography1935-12-18Vivian is the partner of jewel thieves who have stolen precious pearls in Paris and fled to the United States. In New York undercover government agent…
Man About TownDirector of Photography1932-05-22In a plan to trap potential enemy spies in Washington, an American secret agent sets up a gambling house. He soon finds himself in a rivalry with his …
Three Live GhostsDirector of Photography1936-01-10Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home – much to the consternation of their friends and family….
The Oklahoma KidDirector of Photography1939-03-11McCord’s gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw “The Oklahoma Kid” Jim Kincaid takes the money fro…
TransatlanticDirector of Photography1931-08-30As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to the travails of several of its passengers. Edmund Lo…
SurrenderDirector of Photography1931-12-06Story of French prisoner in Germany who falls in love with a German general’s daughter. From the novel “Axelle” by Pierre Benoit….
The Yellow TicketDirector of Photography1931-10-30A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she re…
The SpiderDirector of Photography1931-09-27Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder occur…
Under the Red RobeDirector of Photography1937-05-31In 1620s France, dreaded swordsman Gil de Berault returns from carrying out a mission for Cardinal Richelieu, and finds the Cardinal worried about gro…
Stamboul QuestDirector of Photography1934-07-13In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish the…
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseDirector of Photography1948-03-25An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with proble…
Have a HeartCamera Operator1934-09-07Sally (Jean Parker) is engaged to be married, loves dancing and kids. But her life is ruined when an accident cripples her and her betrothed magnanim…
Armored Attack!Director of Photography1957-01-01A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Re-edited version of The North Star (1943), to remove positive referenc…
The Side Show of LifeDirector of Photography1924-07-21An English circus clown finds he’s lost his touch after returning from war….
The Time of Your LifeDirector of Photography1948-09-03Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick’s Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Jo…
Objective, Burma!Director of Photography1945-02-17A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish t…
Desert NightsDirector of Photography1929-03-09A con man with his beautiful accomplice and a hostage steals a half million dollars worth of diamonds but finds they’re all lost in the desert without…
To the Last ManDirector of Photography1923-09-23Feuding ranchers and sheepherders….
The Call of the CanyonDirector of Photography1923-12-16Returning from World War I, Glenn Kilbourne travels to Arizona to regain his health. He meets a local girl, Flo Hutler, who helps him recover. His fia…
The Lady Says NoDirector of Photography1952-01-06The feminist author of a national best-seller titled The Lady Says No meets a sexist magazine photographer and decides she’d rather say yes….
The Siren CallSecond Assistant Camera1922-09-17Love complicates the hunt for gold in 1890’s Alaska….
Daughters CourageousDirector of Photography1939-06-23Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim …
Farewell AgainDirector of Photography1937-01-05Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they’ve left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty …
The Adventures of Tom SawyerDirector of Photography1938-02-11Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witn…
FantasiaDirector of Photography1940-04-11Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience…
The Rough RidersDirector of Photography1927-09-30The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898….
Indiscretion of an American WifeAdditional Director of Photography1953-02-14While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave I…
Terminal StationAdditional Director of Photography1953-04-04An American woman tries to break off her relationship with her Italian lover at Rome’s Stazione Termini train station. This is Vittorio De Sica’s orig…
Not So Long AgoDirector of Photography1925-09-07Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman — naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she d…
Comet Over BroadwayCinematography1938-12-03Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition….
PadlockedCinematography1926-08-02
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of GranadaCinematography1963-01-01In this unsold television pilot for a proposed travelogue series, Richard Erdman visits with the children and townsfolk of the Sacromonte district of …
The Perfect CrimeCinematography1928-08-04A police inspector “solves” a crime that, in fact, may not have occurred at all….

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