James Wong Howe
Camera·August 27, 1899·† July 12, 1976 — 76 years old·Guangzhou, China
James Wong Howe, ASC (born Wong Tung Jim, Chinese: 黃宗霑; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976) 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.
Known For
Filmography · 139
2024Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong HoweSelf (archive footage)2007The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoSelf (archive footage)1992Visions of LightSelf (archive footage)1981The Rickshaw BoyCinematography1975Funny LadyDirector of Photography1973James Wong Howe: CinematographerSelf1971The HorsemenCinematography1970The Molly MaguiresDirector of Photography1970Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsDirector of Photography1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterDirector of Photography1968The Dick Cavett ShowTVSelf - Guest1967HombreDirector of Photography1966SecondsDirector of Photography1966This Property Is CondemnedDirector of Photography1965The Glory GuysDirector of Photography1964The OutrageDirector of Photography1963HudDirector of Photography1963The Small World: The Gypsy Children of GranadaDirector · Director of Photography196187th PrecinctTVDirector1960Tess of the Storm CountryDirector of Photography1960CheckmateTVDirector1960Song Without EndDirector of Photography1959The Story on Page OneDirector of Photography1959The Last Angry ManDirector of Photography1958Bell, Book and CandleDirector of Photography1958The Invisible AvengerDirector1958The Old Man and the SeaDirector of Photography1957Sweet Smell of SuccessDirector of Photography1957DrangoDirector of Photography1957Armored Attack!Director of Photography1956Death of a ScoundrelDirector of Photography1955The Rose TattooDirector of Photography1955PicnicDirector of Photography1954Autumn in RomeDirector of Photography1954Go Man GoDirector1953JenniferDirector of Photography1953Main Street to BroadwayDirector of Photography1953Indiscretion of an American WifeAdditional Director of Photography1953The OscarsTVSelf1953Come Back, Little ShebaDirector of Photography1953The World of Dong KingmanDirector · Director of Photography1952The Lady Says NoDirector of Photography1951Behave Yourself!Director of Photography1951He Ran All the WayDirector of Photography1951The Brave BullsCinematography1950The Eagle and the HawkDirector of Photography1950The Baron of ArizonaDirector of Photography1948The Time of Your LifeDirector of Photography1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseDirector of Photography1947Body and SoulDirector of Photography1947PursuedDirector of Photography1947Nora PrentissDirector of Photography1946My ReputationDirector of Photography1945Danger SignalDirector of Photography1945Confidential AgentDirector of Photography1945Counter-AttackDirector of Photography1945Objective, Burma!Director of Photography1944Passage to MarseilleDirector of Photography1943The North StarDirector of Photography1943Hangmen Also Die!Director of Photography1943Air ForceDirector of Photography1943The Hard WayDirector of Photography1942Yankee Doodle DandyDirector of Photography1942Kings RowDirector of Photography1941Navy BluesCinematography1941Out of the FogDirector of Photography1941Shining VictoryDirector of Photography1941The Strawberry BlondeDirector of Photography1940FantasiaDirector of Photography1940A Dispatch from ReutersDirector of Photography1940City for ConquestDirector of Photography1940Torrid ZoneDirector of Photography1940Saturday's ChildrenDirector of Photography1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletDirector of Photography1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisDirector of Photography1939Dust Be My DestinyDirector of Photography1939Daughters CourageousDirector of Photography1939The Oklahoma KidDirector of Photography1939They Made Me a CriminalDirector of Photography1938Comet Over BroadwayDirector of Photography1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerDirector of Photography1938AlgiersDirector of Photography1937The Prisoner of ZendaDirector of Photography1937Under the Red RobeDirector of Photography1937Fire Over EnglandDirector of Photography1937Farewell AgainDirector of Photography1936Three Live GhostsDirector of Photography1935WhipsawDirector of Photography1935RendezvousDirector of Photography1935O'Shaughnessy's BoyDirector of Photography1935The Flame WithinDirector of Photography1935Mark of the VampireDirector of Photography1935The Night Is YoungDirector of Photography1935Biography of a Bachelor GirlDirector of Photography1934Have a HeartCamera Operator1934Stamboul QuestDirector of Photography1934The Thin ManDirector of Photography1934Hollywood PartyDirector of Photography1934Manhattan MelodramaDirector of Photography1934Viva Villa!Director of Photography1934The Show-OffDirector of Photography1933The Power and the GloryDirector of Photography1933Beauty for SaleDirector of Photography1933Hello, Sister!Director of Photography1932Chandu the MagicianDirector of Photography1932Man About TownDirector of Photography1932Young AmericaDirector of Photography1932Amateur DaddyDirector of Photography1932After TomorrowDirector of Photography1932Shanghai ExpressAdditional Photography1932Dance TeamDirector of Photography1931SurrenderDirector of Photography1931The Yellow TicketDirector of Photography1931The SpiderDirector of Photography1931TransatlanticDirector of Photography1931The Criminal CodeDirector of Photography1930TodayDirector of Photography1930The Inevitable UrgeDirector1929Desert NightsDirector of Photography1928The Perfect CrimeDirector of Photography1928Laugh, Clown, LaughDirector of Photography1927Sorrell and SonDirector of Photography1927The Rough RidersDirector of Photography1926PadlockedDirector of Photography1926MantrapDirector of Photography1925Not So Long AgoDirector of Photography1925The CharmerDirector of Photography1924Peter PanDirector of Photography1924The Side Show of LifeDirector of Photography1924The Breaking PointDirector of Photography1923The Call of the CanyonDirector of Photography1923The Spanish DancerDirector of Photography1923To the Last ManDirector of Photography1923Drums of FateDirector of Photography1922The Siren CallSecond Assistant Camera1922The Woman Who Walked AloneSecond Assistant Camera1919Told in the HillsAssistant Camera1919Puppy LoveAssistant Camera