James Wong Howe
Director
August 27, 1899 — July 12, 1976 (76 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2007 | The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Visions of Light · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestOn Plex |
| 1964 | The 36th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1958 | Invisible AvengerOn Plex |
| 1954 |
| 1975 | Funny Lady · as Director Of Photography |
| 1971 | The Horsemen · as Cinematographer |
| 1970 | The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots · as Director Of Photography |
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires · as Director Of Photography |
| 1968 | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1967 | Hombre · as Director Of Photography |
| 1966 | Seconds · as Director Of Photography |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 · as Cinematographer |
| 1966 | This Property Is Condemned · as Director Of Photography |
| 1965 | The Glory Guys · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1964 | The Outrage · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | Hud · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Song Without End · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | The Story on Page One · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Bell Book and Candle · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | The Old Man and the Sea · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | A Farewell to Arms · as Cinematographer |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Drango · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Death of a Scoundrel · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | The Rose Tattoo · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Picnic · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse · as Cinematographer |
| 1954 | Light's Diamond Jubilee · as Cinematographer |
| 1953 | Jennifer · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | Station Terminus · as Additional Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1952 | Come Back, Little Sheba · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | The Fighter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | The Lady Says No · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1951 | He Ran All the Way · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | The Brave Bulls · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Tripoli · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | The Eagle and the Hawk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | The Time of Your Life · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | Body and Soul · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1947 | Pursued · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | My Reputation · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | Danger Signal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | Counter-Attack · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Passage to Marseille · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | The North Star · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1943 | Air Force · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1943 | The Hard Way · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Kings Row · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Navy Blues · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Shining Victory · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Fantasia · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | My Love Came Back · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Four Wives · as Cinematographer |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | They Made Me a Criminal · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | It Might Be You · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | Algiers · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | The Prisoner of Zenda · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Under the Red Robe · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1937 | Troopship · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Fire Over England · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Three Live Ghosts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Whipsaw · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Rendezvous · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | O'Shaughnessy's Boy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | The Flame Within · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | The Night Is Young · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Biography of a Bachelor Girl · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Have a Heart · as Cinematographer |
| 1934 | Stamboul Quest · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1934 | The Thin Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Viva Villa! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | The Show-Off · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | The Power and the Glory · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Beauty for Sale · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Chandu the Magician · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Young America · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | After Tomorrow · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Shanghai Express · as Cinematographer |
| 1931 | Surrender · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Spider · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Transatlantic · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Criminal Code · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Desert Nights · as Director Of Photography |
| 1928 | Four Walls · as Cinematographer |
| 1928 | Laugh, Clown, Laugh · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | Sorrell and Son · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | The Rough Riders · as Director Of Photography |
| 1926 | Padlocked · as Director Of Photography |
| 1926 | Mantrap · as Director Of Photography |
| 1926 | The Song and Dance Man · as Cinematographer |
| 1925 | The King on Main Street · as Cinematographer |
| 1924 | Peter Pan · as Director Of Photography |
| 1924 | The Side Show of Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1923 | The Call of the Canyon · as Director Of Photography |
| 1923 | The Spanish Dancer · as Director Of Photography |
| 1923 | To the Last Man · as Director Of Photography |