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James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe

Actor, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department

Born August 27, 1899 in Guangzhou, China

Died July 12, 1976

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo Poster

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo Documentary2007Self

Visions of Light Poster

Visions of Light Documentary1992Self

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer Poster

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer Short Film1973Self

The Dick Cavett Show Poster

The Dick Cavett Show TV Series1968Self - Guest

The 36th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 36th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1964Self - Winner

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

Cinematographer

143

Type

Year

Funny Lady Poster

Funny Lady Feature Film1975

The Horsemen Poster

The Horsemen Feature Film1971

The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots Poster

The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots Feature Film1970

The Molly Maguires Poster

The Molly Maguires Feature Film1970

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Poster

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Feature Film1968

Hombre Feature Film1967

ABC Stage 67 Poster

ABC Stage 67 TV Series1966

Seconds Feature Film1966

This Property Is Condemned Poster

This Property Is Condemned Feature Film1966

The Glory Guys Poster

The Glory Guys Feature Film1965

The Outrage Poster

The Outrage Feature Film1964

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Poster

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Documentary1963

Hud Feature Film1963

The Small World Poster

The Small World Documentary1963

Song Without End Poster

Song Without End Feature Film1960

Tess of the Storm Country Poster

Tess of the Storm Country Feature Film1960

The Last Angry Man Poster

The Last Angry Man Feature Film1959

The Story on Page One Poster

The Story on Page One Feature Film1959

Bell Book and Candle Poster

Bell Book and Candle Feature Film1958

The Old Man and the Sea Poster

The Old Man and the Sea Feature Film1958

A Farewell to Arms Poster

A Farewell to Arms Feature Film1957

Drango Feature Film1957

Sweet Smell of Success Poster

Sweet Smell of Success Feature Film1957

Death of a Scoundrel Poster

Death of a Scoundrel Feature Film1956

Picnic Feature Film1955

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955

The Rose Tattoo Poster

The Rose Tattoo Feature Film1955

Autumn in Rome Poster

Autumn in Rome Short Film1954

Light's Diamond Jubilee Documentary1954

Jennifer Poster

Jennifer Feature Film1953

Main Street to Broadway Poster

Main Street to Broadway Feature Film1953

The World of Dong Kingman Poster

The World of Dong Kingman Documentary1953

Come Back, Little Sheba Poster

Come Back, Little Sheba Feature Film1952

The Fighter Poster

The Fighter Feature Film1952

Behave Yourself! Poster

Behave Yourself! Feature Film1951

He Ran All the Way Poster

He Ran All the Way Feature Film1951

The Brave Bulls Poster

The Brave Bulls Feature Film1951

The Lady Says No Poster

The Lady Says No Feature Film1951

The Baron of Arizona Poster

The Baron of Arizona Feature Film1950

The Eagle and the Hawk Poster

The Eagle and the Hawk Feature Film1950

Tripoli Feature Film1950

Second Test - Miss Garbo Short Film1949

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Feature Film1948

The Time of Your Life Poster

The Time of Your Life Feature Film1948

Body and Soul Poster

Body and Soul Feature Film1947

Nora Prentiss Poster

Nora Prentiss Feature Film1947

Pursued Feature Film1947

My Reputation Poster

My Reputation Feature Film1946

Confidential Agent Poster

Confidential Agent Feature Film1945

Counter-Attack Poster

Counter-Attack Feature Film1945

Danger Signal Poster

Danger Signal Feature Film1945

Objective, Burma! Poster

Objective, Burma! Feature Film1945

Passage to Marseille Poster

Passage to Marseille Feature Film1944

Air Force Poster

Air Force Feature Film1943

Hangmen Also Die! Poster

Hangmen Also Die! Feature Film1943

The Hard Way Poster

The Hard Way Feature Film1943

The North Star Poster

The North Star Feature Film1943

Kings Row Poster

Kings Row Feature Film1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy Poster

Yankee Doodle Dandy Feature Film1942

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1941

Out of the Fog Poster

Out of the Fog Feature Film1941

Shining Victory Poster

Shining Victory Feature Film1941

The Strawberry Blonde Poster

The Strawberry Blonde Feature Film1941

A Dispatch from Reuters Poster

A Dispatch from Reuters Feature Film1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Feature Film1940

City for Conquest Poster

City for Conquest Feature Film1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Poster

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Feature Film1940

Fantasia Poster

Fantasia Feature Film1940

My Love Came Back Poster

My Love Came Back Feature Film1940

Saturday's Children Poster

Saturday's Children Feature Film1940

Torrid Zone Poster

Torrid Zone Feature Film1940

Daughters Courageous Poster

Daughters Courageous Feature Film1939

Dust Be My Destiny Poster

Dust Be My Destiny Feature Film1939

Four Wives Poster

Four Wives Feature Film1939

On Your Toes Poster

On Your Toes Feature Film1939

The Oklahoma Kid Poster

The Oklahoma Kid Feature Film1939

They Made Me a Criminal Poster

They Made Me a Criminal Feature Film1939

Algiers Feature Film1938

Comet Over Broadway Poster

Comet Over Broadway Feature Film1938

It Might Be You Short Film1938

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Poster

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Feature Film1938

Fire Over England Poster

Fire Over England Feature Film1937

Hollywood Party Poster

Hollywood Party Short Film1937

The Prisoner of Zenda Poster

The Prisoner of Zenda Feature Film1937

Troopship Poster

Troopship Feature Film1937

Under the Red Robe Poster

Under the Red Robe Feature Film1937

Sum Hun Feature Film1936

Three Live Ghosts Poster

Three Live Ghosts Feature Film1936

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Poster

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Feature Film1935

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935

O'Shaughnessy's Boy Poster

O'Shaughnessy's Boy Feature Film1935

Rendezvous Poster

Rendezvous Feature Film1935

The Flame Within Poster

The Flame Within Feature Film1935

The Night Is Young Poster

The Night Is Young Feature Film1935

Whipsaw Feature Film1935

Have a Heart Poster

Have a Heart Feature Film1934

Hollywood Party Poster

Hollywood Party Feature Film1934

Manhattan Melodrama Poster

Manhattan Melodrama Feature Film1934

Stamboul Quest Poster

Stamboul Quest Feature Film1934

The Show-Off Poster

The Show-Off Feature Film1934

The Thin Man Poster

The Thin Man Feature Film1934

Viva Villa! Poster

Viva Villa! Feature Film1934

Beauty for Sale Poster

Beauty for Sale Feature Film1933

Hello, Sister! Poster

Hello, Sister! Feature Film1933

The Power and the Glory Poster

The Power and the Glory Feature Film1933

After Tomorrow Poster

After Tomorrow Feature Film1932

Amateur Daddy Poster

Amateur Daddy Feature Film1932

Chandu the Magician Poster

Chandu the Magician Feature Film1932

Dance Team Poster

Dance Team Feature Film1932

Man About Town Poster

Man About Town Feature Film1932

Shanghai Express Poster

Shanghai Express Feature Film1932

Surrender Poster

Surrender Feature Film1931

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1931

The Yellow Ticket Poster

The Yellow Ticket Feature Film1931

Transatlantic Poster

Transatlantic Feature Film1931

Chijiku wo mawasuru chikara Feature Film1930

The Criminal Code Poster

The Criminal Code Feature Film1930

Today Feature Film1930

Desert Nights Poster

Desert Nights Feature Film1929

The Rescue Poster

The Rescue Feature Film1929

Four Walls Poster

Four Walls Feature Film1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh Poster

Laugh, Clown, Laugh Feature Film1928

The Perfect Crime Poster

The Perfect Crime Feature Film1928

Sorrell and Son Poster

Sorrell and Son Feature Film1927

The Rough Riders Poster

The Rough Riders Feature Film1927

Mantrap Feature Film1926

Padlocked Poster

Padlocked Feature Film1926

Sea Horses Poster

Sea Horses Feature Film1926

The Song and Dance Man Poster

The Song and Dance Man Feature Film1926

Not So Long Ago Poster

Not So Long Ago Feature Film1925

The Best People Poster

The Best People Feature Film1925

The Charmer Poster

The Charmer Feature Film1925

The King on Main Street Poster

The King on Main Street Feature Film1925

Peter Pan Poster

Peter Pan Feature Film1924

The Alaskan Poster

The Alaskan Feature Film1924

The Breaking Point Poster

The Breaking Point Feature Film1924

The Side Show of Life Poster

The Side Show of Life Feature Film1924

Drums of Fate Poster

Drums of Fate Feature Film1923

The Call of the Canyon Poster

The Call of the Canyon Feature Film1923

The Spanish Dancer Poster

The Spanish Dancer Feature Film1923

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Poster

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Feature Film1923

The Woman with Four Faces Poster

The Woman with Four Faces Feature Film1923

To the Last Man Poster

To the Last Man Feature Film1923

Camera and Electrical Department

12

Indiscretion of an American Wife Poster

Indiscretion of an American Wife Feature Film1953

Little Lord Fauntleroy Poster

Little Lord Fauntleroy Feature Film1936

Burning Sands Poster

Burning Sands Feature Film1922

Ebb Tide Poster

Ebb Tide Feature Film1922

The Siren Call Poster

The Siren Call Feature Film1922

The Woman Who Walked Alone Poster

The Woman Who Walked Alone Feature Film1922

Everything for Sale Poster

Everything for Sale Feature Film1921

Something to Think About Poster

Something to Think About Feature Film1920

For Better, for Worse Poster

For Better, for Worse Feature Film1919

Male and Female Poster

Male and Female Feature Film1919

Puppy Love Poster

Puppy Love Feature Film1919

Told in the Hills Poster

Told in the Hills Feature Film1919

Director

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Type

Year

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Poster

Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story Documentary1963

The Small World Poster

The Small World Documentary1963

87th Precinct Poster

87th Precinct TV Series1961

Checkmate Poster

Checkmate TV Series1960

Invisible Avenger Poster

Invisible Avenger Feature Film1958

Go Man Go Poster

Go Man Go Feature Film1954

The World of Dong Kingman Poster

The World of Dong Kingman Documentary1953

Chijiku wo mawasuru chikara Feature Film1930

Thanks

1

Crushtime Poster

Crushtime Feature Film2025

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