Camera
James Wong Howe
EN, IT, JA, XX cinema · 134 credits
Born
27 August 1899
Died
12 July 1976 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Guangzhou, China
Also known as James How · Wong Tung Jim · Jimmie Howe · James Howe
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
Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe
2024
Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
as Self (archive footage)
Visions of Light
as Self (archive footage)
The Rickshaw Boy
Cinematography
Funny Lady
Director of Photography
The Horsemen
Cinematography
The Molly Maguires
Director of Photography
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Director of Photography
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Director of Photography
Hombre
Director of Photography
Seconds
Director of Photography
This Property Is Condemned
Director of Photography
The Glory Guys
Director of Photography
The Outrage
Director of Photography
Hud
Director of Photography
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
Director, Director of Photography
Tess of the Storm Country
Director of Photography
Song Without End
Director of Photography
The Story on Page One
Director of Photography
The Last Angry Man
Director of Photography
Bell, Book and Candle
Director of Photography
The Old Man and the Sea
Director of Photography
Sweet Smell of Success
Director of Photography
Drango
Director of Photography
Armored Attack!
Director of Photography
Death of a Scoundrel
Director of Photography
The Rose Tattoo
Director of Photography
Picnic
Director of Photography
Go Man Go
Director
Autumn in Rome
Director of Photography
Indiscretion of an American Wife
Additional Director of Photography
The World of Dong Kingman
Director, Director of Photography
Jennifer
Director of Photography
Main Street to Broadway
Director of Photography
Come Back, Little Sheba
Director of Photography
The Lady Says No
Director of Photography
He Ran All the Way
Director of Photography
Behave Yourself!
Director of Photography
The Brave Bulls
Cinematography
The Baron of Arizona
Director of Photography
The Eagle and the Hawk
Director of Photography
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Director of Photography
The Time of Your Life
Director of Photography
Nora Prentiss
Director of Photography
Pursued
Director of Photography
Body and Soul
Director of Photography
My Reputation
Director of Photography
Danger Signal
Director of Photography
Confidential Agent
Director of Photography
Counter-Attack
Director of Photography
Objective, Burma!
Director of Photography
Passage to Marseille
Director of Photography
Hangmen Also Die!
Director of Photography
The Hard Way
Director of Photography
Air Force
Director of Photography
The North Star
Director of Photography
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Director of Photography
Kings Row
Director of Photography
Out of the Fog
Director of Photography
The Strawberry Blonde
Director of Photography
Shining Victory
Director of Photography
Navy Blues
Cinematography
City for Conquest
Director of Photography
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Director of Photography
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Director of Photography
Saturday's Children
Director of Photography
Torrid Zone
Director of Photography
A Dispatch from Reuters
Director of Photography
Fantasia
Director of Photography
Dust Be My Destiny
Director of Photography
They Made Me a Criminal
Director of Photography
The Oklahoma Kid
Director of Photography
Daughters Courageous
Director of Photography
Algiers
Director of Photography
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Director of Photography
Comet Over Broadway
Director of Photography
Fire Over England
Director of Photography
The Prisoner of Zenda
Director of Photography
Under the Red Robe
Director of Photography
Farewell Again
Director of Photography
Three Live Ghosts
Director of Photography
Mark of the Vampire
Director of Photography
The Night Is Young
Director of Photography
The Flame Within
Director of Photography
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Director of Photography
Whipsaw
Director of Photography
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Director of Photography
Rendezvous
Director of Photography
The Thin Man
Director of Photography
The Show-Off
Director of Photography
Hollywood Party
Director of Photography
Manhattan Melodrama
Director of Photography
Viva Villa!
Director of Photography
Stamboul Quest
Director of Photography
Have a Heart
Camera Operator
Hello, Sister!
Director of Photography
Beauty for Sale
Director of Photography
The Power and the Glory
Director of Photography
Young America
Director of Photography
Chandu the Magician
Director of Photography
Amateur Daddy
Director of Photography
Dance Team
Director of Photography
After Tomorrow
Director of Photography
Man About Town
Director of Photography
Shanghai Express
Additional Photography
The Criminal Code
Director of Photography
Surrender
Director of Photography
Transatlantic
Director of Photography
The Spider
Director of Photography
The Yellow Ticket
Director of Photography
Today
Director of Photography
Desert Nights
Director of Photography
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Director of Photography
The Perfect Crime
Director of Photography
Sorrell and Son
Director of Photography
The Rough Riders
Director of Photography
Mantrap
Director of Photography
Padlocked
Director of Photography
Not So Long Ago
Director of Photography
The Charmer
Director of Photography
Peter Pan
Director of Photography
The Side Show of Life
Director of Photography
The Breaking Point
Director of Photography
The Spanish Dancer
Director of Photography
To the Last Man
Director of Photography
The Call of the Canyon
Director of Photography
Drums of Fate
Director of Photography
The Siren Call
Second Assistant Camera
The Woman Who Walked Alone
Second Assistant Camera
Told in the Hills
Assistant Camera
Puppy Love
Assistant Camera