James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe

Born August 27, 1899 · Died July 12, 1976

Guangzhou, China

Biography

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 ju...

Filmography

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoVisions of LightFunny LadyThe HorsemenThe Molly MaguiresLast of the Mobile Hot ShotsThe Heart Is a Lonely HunterHombreSecondsThis Property Is CondemnedThe Glory GuysThe OutrageHudTess of the Storm CountrySong Without EndThe Story on Page OneThe Last Angry ManBell, Book and CandleThe Old Man and the SeaSweet Smell of SuccessArmored Attack!DrangoDeath of a ScoundrelThe Rose TattooPicnicJenniferMain Street to BroadwayIndiscretion of an American WifeCome Back, Little ShebaBehave Yourself!He Ran All the WayThe Eagle and the HawkThe Baron of ArizonaThe Time of Your LifeMr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseBody and SoulPursuedNora PrentissMy ReputationDanger SignalConfidential AgentCounter-AttackObjective, Burma!Passage to MarseilleThe North StarHangmen Also Die!Air ForceThe Hard WayYankee Doodle DandyKings RowNavy BluesOut of the FogShining VictoryThe Strawberry BlondeFantasiaA Dispatch from ReutersCity for ConquestTorrid ZoneSaturday's ChildrenDr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletAbe Lincoln in IllinoisDust Be My DestinyDaughters CourageousThe Oklahoma KidThey Made Me a CriminalComet Over BroadwayThe Adventures of Tom SawyerAlgiersThe Prisoner of ZendaUnder the Red RobeFire Over EnglandFarewell AgainThree Live GhostsWhipsawRendezvousO'Shaughnessy's BoyMark of the VampireThe Night Is YoungBiography of a Bachelor GirlHave a HeartStamboul QuestThe Thin ManHollywood PartyManhattan MelodramaViva Villa!The Power and the GloryHello, Sister!Chandu the MagicianMan About TownYoung AmericaAmateur DaddyShanghai ExpressThe Yellow TicketThe SpiderTransatlanticThe Criminal CodeTodayDesert NightsLaugh, Clown, LaughSorrell and SonPadlockedMantrapNot So Long AgoPeter PanThe Call of the CanyonTo the Last ManThe Woman Who Walked Alone
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