James Wong Howe

Cinematographer

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.

Born: August 27, 1899 in Guangzhou, China

Died: July 12, 1976 (Age 76)

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James Wong Howe Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo Movie	6.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2007
Visions of Light Movie	7.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1992
Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe Movie		Actor	Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Self - Guest 1 Episode	1968-1995
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1948-1971
The Oscars TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1953
James Wong Howe: Cinematographer Short Film	6.9	Actor	Self	1973
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1940
After Tomorrow Movie	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1932
Air Force Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1943
Algiers Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1938
Beauty for Sale Movie	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1933
Behave Yourself! Movie	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1951
Bell, Book and Candle Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1958
Biography of a Bachelor Girl Movie	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
Body and Soul Movie	7.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1947
Chandu the Magician Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1932
City for Conquest Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1940
Come Back, Little Sheba Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1952
Comet Over Broadway Movie	5.4	Crew	Cinematography	1938
Confidential Agent Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1945
Counter-Attack Movie	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1945
Danger Signal Movie	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1945
Daughters Courageous Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1939
Death of a Scoundrel Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1956
Desert Nights Movie	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1929
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Movie	7.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1940
Drango Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1957
Dust Be My Destiny Movie	6.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1939
Fantasia Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1940
Fire Over England Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1937
Funny Lady Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1975
Go Man Go Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1954
Hangmen Also Die! Movie Available on 34 streaming services.	7.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1943
Have a Heart Movie	6.1	Camera	Camera Operator	1934
He Ran All the Way Movie	7.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1951
Hello, Sister! Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1933
Hollywood Party Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1934
Hombre Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1967
Hud Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	7.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1963
Indiscretion of an American Wife Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6	Directing	Additional Director of Photography	1953
The Invisible Avenger Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1958
Jennifer Movie	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1953
Kings Row Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1942
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1928
Main Street to Broadway Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1953
Manhattan Melodrama Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1934
Mantrap Movie	6.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1926
Mark of the Vampire Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1948
My Reputation Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1946
Navy Blues Movie	5.5	Crew	Cinematography	1941
Nora Prentiss Movie	6.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1947
O'Shaughnessy's Boy Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
Objective, Burma! Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1945
Out of the Fog Movie	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1941
Passage to Marseille Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1944
Peter Pan Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1924
Picnic Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1955
Pursued Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1947
Rendezvous Movie	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
Saturday's Children Movie	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1940
Seconds Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1966
Shanghai Express Movie	7.4	Camera	Additional Photography	1932
Shining Victory Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1941
Song Without End Movie	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1960
Stamboul Quest Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1934
Sweet Smell of Success Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	7.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1957
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1938
The Baron of Arizona Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1950
The Brave Bulls Movie	5.9	Crew	Cinematography	1951
The Criminal Code Movie	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1931
The Eagle and the Hawk Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1950
The Flame Within Movie	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
The Glory Guys Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1965
The Hard Way Movie	6.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1943
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1968
The Horsemen Movie	6	Crew	Cinematography	1971
The Lady Says No Movie	5	Directing	Director of Photography	1952
The Last Angry Man Movie	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1959
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots Movie	4.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1970
The Molly Maguires Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1970
The Night Is Young Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
The North Star Movie	5.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1943
The Oklahoma Kid Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1939
The Old Man and the Sea Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1958
The Outrage Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1964
The Power and the Glory Movie	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1933
The Prisoner of Zenda Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1937
The Rose Tattoo Movie Available on 20 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director of Photography	1955
The Show-Off Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1934
The Spider Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1931
The Story on Page One Movie	6.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1959
The Strawberry Blonde Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1941
The Thin Man Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	8	Directing	Director of Photography	1934
The Time of Your Life Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1948
The Yellow Ticket Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1931
They Made Me a Criminal Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1939
This Property Is Condemned Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1966
Three Live Ghosts Movie	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1936
Torrid Zone Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1940
Transatlantic Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1931
Under the Red Robe Movie	5.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1937
Viva Villa! Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1934
Whipsaw Movie	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1935
Yankee Doodle Dandy Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1942
Young America Movie	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1932
Surrender Movie	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1931
The Charmer Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1925
Amateur Daddy Movie	7	Directing	Director of Photography	1932
Man About Town Movie	7.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1932
Dance Team Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1932
Today Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1930
The Spanish Dancer Movie	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1923
Farewell Again Movie	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1937
Sorrell and Son Movie	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1927
Tess of the Storm Country Movie	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1960
The Rough Riders Movie	3.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1927
The Side Show of Life Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1924
The Call of the Canyon Movie	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1923
To the Last Man Movie	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1923
The Siren Call Movie		Camera	Second Assistant Camera	1922
Not So Long Ago Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1925
Padlocked Movie	7.2	Crew	Cinematography	1926
The Perfect Crime Movie	5.1	Crew	Cinematography	1928
Chijiku O Mawasuru Chikara Movie		Directing	Director
87th Precinct TV Show	7.2	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1961-1962
Checkmate TV Show	7.4	Directing	Director 2 Episodes	1960-1962
Autumn in Rome Short Film	7.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1954
The World of Dong Kingman Short Film		Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1953
The Small World Movie		Directing	Director, Cinematography	1963
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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