James Wong Howe
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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
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movieFunny Lady
1975
Director of Photography
movieThe Molly Maguires
1970
Director of Photography
movieLast of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970
Director of Photography
movieThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
Director of Photography
movieHombre
1967
Director of Photography
movieSeconds
1966
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movieThis Property Is Condemned
1966
Director of Photography
movieThe Glory Guys
1965
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movieThe Outrage
1964
Director of Photography
movieHud
1963
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movieThe Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
1963
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movieTess of the Storm Country
1960
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movieSong Without End
1960
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movieThe Story on Page One
1959
Director of Photography
movieThe Last Angry Man
1959
Director of Photography
movieBell, Book and Candle
1958
Director of Photography
movieThe Old Man and the Sea
1958
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movieSweet Smell of Success
1957
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movieDrango
1957
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movieArmored Attack!
1957
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movieDeath of a Scoundrel
1956
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movieThe Rose Tattoo
1955
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moviePicnic
1955
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movieAutumn in Rome
1954
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movieJennifer
1953
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movieMain Street to Broadway
1953
Director of Photography
movieIndiscretion of an American Wife
1953
Additional Director of Photography
movieCome Back, Little Sheba
1953
Director of Photography
movieThe World of Dong Kingman
1953
Director of Photography
movieThe Lady Says No
1952
Director of Photography
movieBehave Yourself!
1951
Director of Photography
movieHe Ran All the Way
1951
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movieThe Eagle and the Hawk
1950
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movieThe Baron of Arizona
1950
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movieThe Time of Your Life
1948
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movieMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
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movieBody and Soul
1947
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moviePursued
1947
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movieNora Prentiss
1947
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movieMy Reputation
1946
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movieDanger Signal
1945
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movieConfidential Agent
1945
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movieCounter-Attack
1945
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movieObjective, Burma!
1945
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moviePassage to Marseille
1944
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movieThe North Star
1943
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movieHangmen Also Die!
1943
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movieAir Force
1943
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movieThe Hard Way
1943
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movieYankee Doodle Dandy
1942
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movieKings Row
1942
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movieOut of the Fog
1941
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movieShining Victory
1941
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movieThe Strawberry Blonde
1941
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movieFantasia
1940
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movieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
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movieCity for Conquest
1940
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movieTorrid Zone
1940
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movieSaturday's Children
1940
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movieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
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movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
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movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
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movieDaughters Courageous
1939
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movieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
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movieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939
Director of Photography
movieComet Over Broadway
1938
Director of Photography
movieThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
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movieAlgiers
1938
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movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1937
Director of Photography
movieUnder the Red Robe
1937
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movieFire Over England
1937
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movieFarewell Again
1937
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movieThree Live Ghosts
1936
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movieWhipsaw
1935
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movieRendezvous
1935
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movieO'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
Director of Photography
movieThe Flame Within
1935
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movieMark of the Vampire
1935
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movieThe Night Is Young
1935
Director of Photography
movieBiography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
Director of Photography
movieHave a Heart
1934
Camera Operator
movieStamboul Quest
1934
Director of Photography
movieThe Thin Man
1934
Director of Photography
movieHollywood Party
1934
Director of Photography
movieManhattan Melodrama
1934
Director of Photography
movieViva Villa!
1934
Director of Photography
movieThe Show-Off
1934
Director of Photography
movieThe Power and the Glory
1933
Director of Photography
movieBeauty for Sale
1933
Director of Photography
movieHello, Sister!
1933
Director of Photography
movieChandu the Magician
1932
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movieMan About Town
1932
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movieYoung America
1932
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movieAmateur Daddy
1932
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movieAfter Tomorrow
1932
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movieShanghai Express
1932
Additional Photography
movieDance Team
1932
Director of Photography
movieSurrender
1931
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movieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
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movieThe Spider
1931
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movieTransatlantic
1931
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movieThe Criminal Code
1931
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movieToday
1930
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movieDesert Nights
1929
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movieThe Perfect Crime
1928
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movieLaugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
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movieSorrell and Son
1927
Director of Photography
movieThe Rough Riders
1927
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moviePadlocked
1926
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movieMantrap
1926
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movieNot So Long Ago
1925
Director of Photography
movieThe Charmer
1925
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moviePeter Pan
1924
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movieThe Side Show of Life
1924
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movieThe Breaking Point
1924
Director of Photography
movieThe Call of the Canyon
1923
Director of Photography
movieThe Spanish Dancer
1923
Director of Photography
movieTo the Last Man
1923
Director of Photography
movieDrums of Fate
1923
Director of Photography
movieThe Siren Call
1922
Second Assistant Camera
movieThe Woman Who Walked Alone
1922
Second Assistant Camera
movieTold in the Hills
1919
Assistant Camera
moviePuppy Love
1919
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Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieVisions of Light
1992
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
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tv87th Precinct
1961
Director
tvCheckmate
1960
Director
movieThe Invisible Avenger
1958
Director
movieGo Man Go
1954
Director
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movieThe Rickshaw Boy
1981
Cinematography
movieThe Horsemen
1971
Cinematography
movieThe Brave Bulls
1951
Cinematography
movieNavy Blues
1941
Cinematography