James Wong Howe (1899 - 1976)

Chinese-born American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films

* August 28, 1899 Taishan, Guangdong, China
 as Wong Tung Jim
 July 12, 1976 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA



Books with substantial mentioning of James Wong Howe

George Stevens, Jr (ed.)
Conversations with the great moviemakers of Hollywood's golden age at the American Film Institute
New York, 2006

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 4. Writers and Production Artists
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Interviews

Alain Silver, James Wong Howe (1899-1976), in: Robert Porfirio, Alain Silver and James Ursini (eds.), Film noir reader 3, New York, 2002

Films

1923
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Drums of Fate
The Spanish Dancer
To the Last Man

1924
The Alaskan
Peter Pan
The Breaking Point
The Side Show of Life

1925
The Best People
The Charmer
Not So Long Ago

1926
Mantrap
Padlocked

1927
Sorrell and Son
The Rough Riders

1928
Four Walls
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1929
The Rescue

1930
The Criminal Code
Today

1931
Transatlantic
The Yellow Ticket
Surrender
The Spider

1932
Man About Town
Dance Team
Amateur Daddy
After Tomorrow
Chandu the Magician

1933
Hello, Sister!
The Power and the Glory

1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Viva Villa!
The Show-off
Stamboul Quest

1935
Mark of the Vampire
The Night Is Young
Whipsaw

1937
Fire Over England
Under the Red Robe
Farewell Again
The Prisoner of Zenda

1938
Comet Over Broadway
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Algiers

1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Daughters Courageous
They Made Me a Criminal
The Oklahoma Kid

1940
A Dispatch from Reuter's
Torrid Zone
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Saturday's Children

1941
The Strawberry Blonde
City for Conquest
Out of the Fog
Shining Victory

1942
Kings Row
Yankee Doodle Dandy

1943
The Hard Way
Hangmen Also Die!
Air Force
The North Star

1944
Passage to Marseille

1945
Danger Signal
Counter-Attack
Confidential Agent
Objective, Burma!

1946
My Reputation

1947
Pursued
Body and Soul
Nora Prentiss

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Time of Your Life

1950
The Baron of Arizona
Tripoli
The Eagle and the Hawk

1951
The Brave Bulls
The Lady Says No
He Ran All the Way
Behave Yourself!

1952
Come Back, Little Sheba
The Fighter

1953
The World of Dong Kingman
Main Street to Broadway
Jennifer

1954
Go, Man, Go!

1955
The Rose Tattoo
Picnic

1956
Death of a Scoundrel

1957
Drango
Sweet Smell of Success

1958
The Invisible Avenger
Bell Book and Candle
The Old Man and the Sea

1959
The Last Angry Man
The Story on Page One

1960
Song Without End

1963
Hud

1964
The Outrage

1966
This Property Is Condemned
Seconds

1967
Hombre

1968
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1970
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
The Molly Maguires

1975
Funny Lady

IMDb: 0002146