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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Master cinematographer James Wong Howe, whose career stretched from silent... more
Trivia:
Cousin of actress Anna May Wong. more
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another
2 wins
&
8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
Alternate Names:
James How | James Howe | Jimmie Howe
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Cinematographer:
- Funny Lady (1975)
- The Horsemen (1971)
- The Molly Maguires (1970)
- Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)
... aka Blood Kin
... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
- Hombre (1967)
- Seconds (1966)
- This Property Is Condemned (1966)
- The Glory Guys (1965)
- The Outrage (1964) (director of photography)
- Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (1963) (TV)
- Hud (1963)
- Tess of the Storm Country (1960)
- Song Without End (1960)
... aka Crescendo - The Story on Page One (1959)
- The Last Angry Man (1959)
- Bell Book and Candle (1958)
... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title) - The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
- A Farewell to Arms (1957) (uncredited)
- Drango (1957)
- Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
- Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
... aka Diary of a Scoundrel
... aka Loves of a Scoundrel
... aka The Loves and Death of a Scoundrel - "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
- Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (1955) TV episode - The Rose Tattoo (1955)
- Picnic (1955)
- Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV)
- Jennifer (1953)
- Main Street to Broadway (1953)
- The World of Dong Kingman (1953)
- Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
- The Fighter (1952)
- The Lady Says No (1952)
- Behave Yourself! (1951)
- He Ran All the Way (1951)
... aka He Ran All the Way Home (UK) - The Brave Bulls (1951)
- Tripoli (1950)
... aka The First Marines (USA: reissue title) - The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
... aka Spread Eagle (USA: reissue title) - The Baron of Arizona (1950)
- The Time of Your Life (1948)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
- Body and Soul (1947)
... aka An Affair of the Heart - Pursued (1947)
- Nora Prentiss (1947)
- My Reputation (1946)
- Danger Signal (1945)
- Confidential Agent (1945)
- Counter-Attack (1945)
... aka One Against Seven (UK) (USA: working title) - Objective, Burma! (1945)
... aka Objective Burma (International: English title: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
... aka Operation Burma - Passage to Marseille (1944)
- The North Star (1943)
... aka Armored Attack (USA: recut version) - Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
... aka Lest We Forget - The Hard Way (1943)
- Air Force (1943)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Kings Row (1942)
- Navy Blues (1941) (dance sequences)
- Out of the Fog (1941)
- Shining Victory (1941)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Fantasia (1940) (uncredited)
... aka Walt Disney's Fantasia (USA: poster title) - A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940)
... aka This Man Reuter (UK) - City for Conquest (1940)
- My Love Came Back (1940) (uncredited)
- Torrid Zone (1940)
- Saturday's Children (1940)
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK) - Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
... aka Spirit of the People (UK) - Four Wives (1939) (uncredited)
- On Your Toes (1939)
- Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
- Daughters Courageous (1939)
... aka A Family Affair
... aka American Family
... aka Family Reunion - The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
- They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
... aka I Became a Criminal
... aka They Made Me a Fugitive - Comet Over Broadway (1938)
- Algiers (1938)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
- Under the Red Robe (1937)
- Farewell Again (1937)
... aka Troopship (USA) - Fire Over England (1937)
- Three Live Ghosts (1936)
- Whipsaw (1935)
- Rendezvous (1935) (uncredited)
- O'shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
- The Flame Within (1935)
- Mark of the Vampire (1935)
... aka Vampires of Prague - The Night Is Young (1935)
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
- Have a Heart (1934)
- Stamboul Quest (1934)
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Hollywood Party (1934)
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
- Viva Villa! (1934)
- The Show-Off (1934)
- Beauty for Sale (1933) (as James Howe)
... aka Beauty - The Power and the Glory (1933) (as James Howe)
... aka Power and Glory (UK) - Hello, Sister! (1933)
... aka Clipped Wings (UK) - Chandu the Magician (1932) (as James Howe)
- Man About Town (1932)
- Amateur Daddy (1932)
- After Tomorrow (1932) (as James Howe)
- Shanghai Express (1932) (uncredited)
- Dance Team (1932)
- Surrender (1931)
- The Yellow Ticket (1931)
... aka The Yellow Passport (UK) - The Spider (1931) (as James Howe)
- Transatlantic (1931)
- The Criminal Code (1931) (as James How)
- Today (1930) (as James Howe)
- Desert Nights (1929) (as James Howe)
... aka Thirst (USA: alternative title) - The Rescue (1929)
- Four Walls (1928)
- Perfect Crime (1928) (as James Howe)
... aka The Perfect Crime (USA: poster title) - Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
- Sorrell and Son (1927)
- The Rough Riders (1927) (as James Howe)
... aka The Trumpet Calls (USA) - Padlocked (1926) (as James Howe)
- Mantrap (1926)
- Sea Horses (1926) (as James Howe)
- The Song and Dance Man (1926) (as James Howe)
- The King on Main Street (1925)
- The Best People (1925) (as James Howe)
- Not So Long Ago (1925)
- The Charmer (1925) (as James Howe)
- Peter Pan (1924) (as James Howe)
- The Alaskan (1924) (as James Howe)
- The Side Show of Life (1924) (as James Howe)
- The Breaking Point (1924) (as James Howe)
- The Call of the Canyon (1923)
- The Spanish Dancer (1923) (as James Howe)
- To the Last Man (1923) (as James Howe)
- The Woman with Four Faces (1923) (as Jimmie Howe)
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1923) (as James Howe)
- Drums of Fate (1923) (as James Howe)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- Stazione Termini (1953) (cinematographer: additional scenes) (uncredited)
... aka Indiscretion (UK)
... aka Indiscretion of an American Wife (USA)
... aka Station Terminus (International: English title)
... aka Terminal Station
... aka Terminal Station Indiscretion (International: English title)
... aka Terminus Station (International: English title) - Ebb Tide (1922) (second assistant camera)
- The Siren Call (1922) (second assistant camera)
- Burning Sands (1922) (second assistant camera)
- The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922) (second assistant camera)
- Everything for Sale (1921) (assistant camera)
- Male and Female (1919) (clapper boy) (uncredited) (third assistant camera) (uncredited)
- Told in the Hills (1919) (assistant camera) (uncredited)
- For Better, for Worse (1919) (clapper boy)
- Puppy Love (1919) (assistant camera)
Director:
- Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (1963) (TV)
- "Checkmate" (2 episodes, 1961)
- Kill the Sound (1961) TV episode
- State of Shock (1961) TV episode - "87th Precinct" (1 episode, 1961)
- The Modus Man (1961) TV episode - The Invisible Avenger (1958)
... aka Bourbon Street Shadows (USA: reissue title) - Go, Man, Go! (1954)
- The World of Dong Kingman (1953)
Self:
- The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964) (TV) .... Himself - Best Cinematography [B&W] Winner
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #9.24 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) .... Himself
- Visions of Light (1992) .... Himself
Additional Details
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