Camera · b. 1899 · Guangzhou, China

James Wong Howe

Biography

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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Cinematography
Funny Lady 1975 The Molly Maguires 1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots 1970 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968 Hombre 1967 Seconds 1966 This Property Is Condemned 1966 The Glory Guys 1965 The Outrage 1964 Hud 1963 The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada 1963 Tess of the Storm Country 1960 Song Without End 1960 The Story on Page One 1959 The Last Angry Man 1959 Bell, Book and Candle 1958 The Old Man and the Sea 1958 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Drango 1957 Armored Attack! 1957 Death of a Scoundrel 1956 The Rose Tattoo 1955 Picnic 1955 Autumn in Rome 1954 The World of Dong Kingman 1953 Jennifer 1953 Come Back, Little Sheba 1953 Main Street to Broadway 1953 The Lady Says No 1952 He Ran All the Way 1951 Behave Yourself! 1951 The Baron of Arizona 1950 The Eagle and the Hawk 1950 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 The Time of Your Life 1948 Nora Prentiss 1947 Pursued 1947 Body and Soul 1947 My Reputation 1946 Danger Signal 1945 Confidential Agent 1945 Counter-Attack 1945 Objective, Burma! 1945 Passage to Marseille 1944 Hangmen Also Die! 1943 The Hard Way 1943 Air Force 1943 The North Star 1943 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 Kings Row 1942 Out of the Fog 1941 The Strawberry Blonde 1941 Shining Victory 1941 City for Conquest 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940 Saturday's Children 1940 Torrid Zone 1940 A Dispatch from Reuters 1940 Fantasia 1940 Dust Be My Destiny 1939 They Made Me a Criminal 1939 The Oklahoma Kid 1939 Daughters Courageous 1939 Algiers 1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938 Comet Over Broadway 1938 Fire Over England 1937 The Prisoner of Zenda 1937 Under the Red Robe 1937 Farewell Again 1937 Three Live Ghosts 1936 Mark of the Vampire 1935 The Night Is Young 1935 The Flame Within 1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl 1935 Whipsaw 1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy 1935 Rendezvous 1935 The Thin Man 1934 Hollywood Party 1934 The Show-Off 1934 Manhattan Melodrama 1934 Viva Villa! 1934 Stamboul Quest 1934 Hello, Sister! 1933 Beauty for Sale 1933 The Power and the Glory 1933 Young America 1932 Chandu the Magician 1932 Amateur Daddy 1932 After Tomorrow 1932 Dance Team 1932 Man About Town 1932 The Criminal Code 1931 Surrender 1931 Transatlantic 1931 The Yellow Ticket 1931 The Spider 1931 Today 1930 Desert Nights 1929 Laugh, Clown, Laugh 1928 The Perfect Crime 1928 Sorrell and Son 1927 The Rough Riders 1927 Mantrap 1926 Padlocked 1926 Not So Long Ago 1925 The Charmer 1925 Peter Pan 1924 The Side Show of Life 1924 The Breaking Point 1924 The Spanish Dancer 1923 To the Last Man 1923 The Call of the Canyon 1923 Drums of Fate 1923
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Other Credits
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