James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe

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.

  • Title: James Wong Howe
  • Popularity: 1.946
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1899-08-27
  • Place of Birth: Guangzhou, China
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: James How, Wong Tung Jim, Jimmie Howe, James Howe
img

James Wong Howe Movies

  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Visions of Light
    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

    img
  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe
    Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe

    1 2024 HD

    The story of an unsung hero in filmmaking and the racial barriers he faced growing up and into his career, through archival footage of himself and...

    img
  • 1973
    imgMovies

    James Wong Howe: Cinematographer
    James Wong Howe: Cinematographer

    1 1973 HD

    1973 documentary about the Oscar-winning director of photography, featuring lighting tutorials with Howe.

    img
  • 2007
    imgMovies

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

    6 2007 HD

    Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and...

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Sweet Smell of Success
    Sweet Smell of Success

    7.6 1957 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    Bell, Book and Candle
    Bell, Book and Candle

    6.5 1958 HD

    img
  • 1942
    imgMovies

    Yankee Doodle Dandy
    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    7 1942 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    The Thin Man
    The Thin Man

    7.49 1934 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Seconds
    Seconds

    7.3 1966 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Old Man and the Sea
    The Old Man and the Sea

    6.5 1958 HD

    img
  • 1938
    imgMovies

    Algiers
    Algiers

    6.3 1938 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Hangmen Also Die!
    Hangmen Also Die!

    6.9 1943 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    City for Conquest
    City for Conquest

    6.8 1940 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Hud
    Hud

    7.2 1963 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    He Ran All the Way
    He Ran All the Way

    7.2 1951 HD

    img
  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Out of the Fog
    Out of the Fog

    6.4 1941 HD

    img
  • 1925
    imgMovies

    Not So Long Ago
    Not So Long Ago

    1 1925 HD

    img
  • 1939
    imgMovies

    Dust Be My Destiny
    Dust Be My Destiny

    6.1 1939 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Nora Prentiss
    Nora Prentiss

    5.9 1947 HD

    img
  • 1928
    imgMovies

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh
    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    7.2 1928 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Pursued
    Pursued

    6.5 1947 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Hombre
    Hombre

    7 1967 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Mark of the Vampire
    Mark of the Vampire

    6.1 1935 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    The Hard Way
    The Hard Way

    6.6 1943 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    Danger Signal
    Danger Signal

    5.8 1945 HD

    img
  • 1931
    imgMovies

    The Criminal Code
    The Criminal Code

    6.093 1931 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    The Baron of Arizona
    The Baron of Arizona

    6.7 1950 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Death of a Scoundrel
    Death of a Scoundrel

    6 1956 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    The Glory Guys
    The Glory Guys

    6.5 1965 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    6.81 1940 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Air Force
    Air Force

    6.3 1943 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Body and Soul
    Body and Soul

    6.7 1947 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    The Story on Page One
    The Story on Page One

    5.1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Passage to Marseille
    Passage to Marseille

    6.6 1944 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Invisible Avenger
    The Invisible Avenger

    5.2 1958 HD

    img
  • 1941
    imgMovies

    The Strawberry Blonde
    The Strawberry Blonde

    6.8 1941 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Outrage
    The Outrage

    6 1964 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    6.3 1940 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Go Man Go
    Go Man Go

    5.7 1954 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    Confidential Agent
    Confidential Agent

    5.6 1945 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    Young America
    Young America

    5 1932 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    The Eagle and the Hawk
    The Eagle and the Hawk

    5 1950 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Indiscretion of an American Wife
    Indiscretion of an American Wife

    5.9 1953 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Saturday's Children
    Saturday's Children

    6.4 1940 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Behave Yourself!
    Behave Yourself!

    6 1951 HD

    img
  • 1933
    imgMovies

    Hello, Sister!
    Hello, Sister!

    6 1933 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    The North Star
    The North Star

    6.1 1943 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    Hollywood Party
    Hollywood Party

    5.8 1934 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    Counter-Attack
    Counter-Attack

    6 1945 HD

    img
  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Peter Pan
    Peter Pan

    7.036 1924 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    The Night Is Young
    The Night Is Young

    5 1935 HD

    img
  • 1933
    imgMovies

    Beauty for Sale
    Beauty for Sale

    7 1933 HD

    img
  • 1930
    imgMovies

    Today
    Today

    1 1930 HD

    img
  • 1926
    imgMovies

    Mantrap
    Mantrap

    5.9 1926 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    The Show-Off
    The Show-Off

    5.7 1934 HD

    img
  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Shining Victory
    Shining Victory

    5.9 1941 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    The Flame Within
    The Flame Within

    5.2 1935 HD

    img
  • 1928
    imgMovies

    The Perfect Crime
    The Perfect Crime

    1 1928 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Molly Maguires
    The Molly Maguires

    6.3 1970 HD

    img
  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Funny Lady
    Funny Lady

    5.19 1975 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
    Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

    4.6 1970 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgMovies

    This Property Is Condemned
    This Property Is Condemned

    6.3 1966 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    7.616 1968 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Tess of the Storm Country
    Tess of the Storm Country

    1 1960 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    The Last Angry Man
    The Last Angry Man

    6.857 1959 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    The Rose Tattoo
    The Rose Tattoo

    6.9 1955 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Autumn in Rome
    Autumn in Rome

    1 1954 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Drango
    Drango

    5.4 1957 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    The World of Dong Kingman
    The World of Dong Kingman

    1 1953 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Song Without End
    Song Without End

    4.8 1960 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Picnic
    Picnic

    6.3 1955 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    The World of Dong Kingman
    The World of Dong Kingman

    1 1953 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Jennifer
    Jennifer

    5.5 1953 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Come Back, Little Sheba
    Come Back, Little Sheba

    7.3 1952 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Main Street to Broadway
    Main Street to Broadway

    6.5 1953 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    Chandu the Magician
    Chandu the Magician

    6.2 1932 HD

    img
  • 1937
    imgMovies

    Fire Over England
    Fire Over England

    6 1937 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    Manhattan Melodrama
    Manhattan Melodrama

    7 1934 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Biography of a Bachelor Girl
    Biography of a Bachelor Girl

    6.3 1935 HD

    img
  • 1937
    imgMovies

    The Prisoner of Zenda
    The Prisoner of Zenda

    7.46 1937 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Torrid Zone
    Torrid Zone

    6.3 1940 HD

    img
  • 1939
    imgMovies

    They Made Me a Criminal
    They Made Me a Criminal

    6.3 1939 HD

    img
  • 1930
    imgMovies

    The Inevitable Urge
    The Inevitable Urge

    1 1930 HD

    img
  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Sorrell and Son
    Sorrell and Son

    5.5 1927 HD

    img
  • 1933
    imgMovies

    The Power and the Glory
    The Power and the Glory

    5.929 1933 HD

    img
  • 1942
    imgMovies

    Kings Row
    Kings Row

    7.2 1942 HD

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    The Horsemen
    The Horsemen

    6.5 1971 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    Viva Villa!
    Viva Villa!

    6.227 1934 HD

    img
  • 1946
    imgMovies

    My Reputation
    My Reputation

    7.1 1946 HD

    img
  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Spanish Dancer
    The Spanish Dancer

    4 1923 HD

    img
  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Charmer
    The Charmer

    1 1925 HD

    img
  • 1931
    imgMovies

    Surrender
    Surrender

    5 1931 HD

    img
  • 1931
    imgMovies

    Transatlantic
    Transatlantic

    5.545 1931 HD

    img
  • 1939
    imgMovies

    The Oklahoma Kid
    The Oklahoma Kid

    6 1939 HD

    img
  • 1931
    imgMovies

    The Yellow Ticket
    The Yellow Ticket

    5 1931 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    Amateur Daddy
    Amateur Daddy

    1 1932 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    After Tomorrow
    After Tomorrow

    5.75 1932 HD

    img
  • 1931
    imgMovies

    The Spider
    The Spider

    6 1931 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    Dance Team
    Dance Team

    1 1932 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    Man About Town
    Man About Town

    1 1932 HD

    img
  • 1936
    imgMovies

    Three Live Ghosts
    Three Live Ghosts

    5 1936 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Whipsaw
    Whipsaw

    6.2 1935 HD

    img
  • 1937
    imgMovies

    Under the Red Robe
    Under the Red Robe

    6 1937 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    Stamboul Quest
    Stamboul Quest

    5.4 1934 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    7 1948 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    O'Shaughnessy's Boy
    O'Shaughnessy's Boy

    6 1935 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    A Dispatch from Reuters
    A Dispatch from Reuters

    5.7 1940 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Lincoln's Doctor's Dog
    Lincoln's Doctor's Dog

    1 1955 HD

    img
  • 1932
    imgMovies

    Shanghai Express
    Shanghai Express

    6.903 1932 HD

    img
  • 1934
    imgMovies

    Have a Heart
    Have a Heart

    7 1934 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    The Brave Bulls
    The Brave Bulls

    5.8 1951 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Rendezvous
    Rendezvous

    4.8 1935 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Armored Attack!
    Armored Attack!

    6.2 1957 HD

    img
  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Navy Blues
    Navy Blues

    4 1941 HD

    img
  • 1924
    imgMovies

    The Side Show of Life
    The Side Show of Life

    1 1924 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    Objective, Burma!
    Objective, Burma!

    6.8 1945 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    The Time of Your Life
    The Time of Your Life

    5.8 1948 HD

    img
  • 1929
    imgMovies

    Desert Nights
    Desert Nights

    5.4 1929 HD

    img
  • 1923
    imgMovies

    To the Last Man
    To the Last Man

    1 1923 HD

    img
  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Call of the Canyon
    The Call of the Canyon

    1 1923 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    The Lady Says No
    The Lady Says No

    4.5 1952 HD

    img
  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Siren Call
    The Siren Call

    1 1922 HD

    img
  • 1939
    imgMovies

    Daughters Courageous
    Daughters Courageous

    6.2 1939 HD

    img
  • 1937
    imgMovies

    Farewell Again
    Farewell Again

    5 1937 HD

    img
  • 1938
    imgMovies

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    6.523 1938 HD

    img
  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Fantasia
    Fantasia

    7.4 1940 HD

    img
  • 1927
    imgMovies

    The Rough Riders
    The Rough Riders

    4 1927 HD

    img
  • 1938
    imgMovies

    Comet Over Broadway
    Comet Over Broadway

    5 1938 HD

    img
  • 1926
    imgMovies

    Padlocked
    Padlocked

    6 1926 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
    The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

    1 1963 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
    The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

    1 1963 HD

    img
  • 1924
    imgMovies

    The Breaking Point
    The Breaking Point

    1 1924 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgS72 E1

    The Oscars
    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

    img
  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.667 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

    img
  • 1968
    imgS12 E100

    The Dick Cavett Show
    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E30

    The Dick Cavett Show
    The Dick Cavett Show

    7.5 1970 HD

    87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS2 E34

    The Dick Cavett Show
    The Dick Cavett Show

    4.1 1970 HD

    Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television...

    img