---
title: 'James Wong Howe'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'director'
  - 'film director'
  - 'camera operator'
  - 'cinematographer'
born: '1899-08-28'
died: '1976-07-12'
birthplace: 'Taishan'
deathplace: 'Hollywood'
films_in_library: 118
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-howe'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wong_Howe'
wikidata: 'Q266521'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# James Wong Howe

director, film director, camera operator, cinematographer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1975 · [Funny Lady](https://cinepixo.com/movies/funny-lady-1975) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [The Molly Maguires](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-molly-maguires-1970) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [Last of the Mobile Hot Shots](https://cinepixo.com/movies/last-of-the-mobile-hot-shots-1970) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [The Heart is a Lonely Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-heart-is-a-lonely-hunter-1968) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [Hombre](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hombre-1967) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Seconds](https://cinepixo.com/movies/seconds-1966) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [This Property Is Condemned](https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-property-is-condemned-1966) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [The Glory Guys](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-glory-guys-1965) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [The Outrage](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-outrage-1964) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Hud](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hud-1963) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Song Without End](https://cinepixo.com/movies/song-without-end-1960) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [The Last Angry Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-angry-man-1959) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [The Story on Page One](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-on-page-one-1959) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Bell, Book and Candle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bell-book-and-candle-1958) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [The Old Man and the Sea](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-old-man-and-the-sea-1958) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Sweet Smell of Success](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweet-smell-of-success-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Drango](https://cinepixo.com/movies/drango-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [A Farewell to Arms](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-farewell-to-arms-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Death of a Scoundrel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-of-a-scoundrel-1956) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Rose Tattoo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rose-tattoo-1955) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Picnic](https://cinepixo.com/movies/picnic-1955) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Go, Man, Go!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/go-man-go-1954) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Main Street to Broadway](https://cinepixo.com/movies/main-street-to-broadway-1953) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Jennifer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jennifer-1953) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Lady Says No](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lady-says-no-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Come Back, Little Sheba](https://cinepixo.com/movies/come-back-little-sheba-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Fighter](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fighter-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Behave Yourself!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/behave-yourself-1951) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [He Ran All the Way](https://cinepixo.com/movies/he-ran-all-the-way-1951) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Eagle and the Hawk](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-eagle-and-the-hawk-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Tripoli](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tripoli-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Baron of Arizona](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-baron-of-arizona-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [The Time of Your Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-time-of-your-life-1948) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mr-blandings-builds-his-dream-house-1948) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Pursued](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pursued-1947) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Body and Soul](https://cinepixo.com/movies/body-and-soul-1947) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Nora Prentiss](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nora-prentiss-1947) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [My Reputation](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-reputation-1946) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Objective, Burma!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/objective-burma-1945) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Confidential Agent](https://cinepixo.com/movies/confidential-agent-1945) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Danger Signal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/danger-signal-1945) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Passage to Marseille](https://cinepixo.com/movies/passage-to-marseille-1944) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Hangmen Also Die!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hangmen-also-die-1943) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Air Force](https://cinepixo.com/movies/air-force-1943) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [The North Star](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-north-star-1943) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [The Hard Way](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hard-way-1943) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Magic Bullets](https://cinepixo.com/movies/magic-bullets-1943) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Kings Row](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kings-row-1942) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Yankee Doodle Dandy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/yankee-doodle-dandy-1942) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Shining Victory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/shining-victory-1941) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Out of the Fog](https://cinepixo.com/movies/out-of-the-fog-1941) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [The Strawberry Blonde](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-strawberry-blonde-1941) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Saturday's Children](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saturdays-children-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [City for Conquest](https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-for-conquest-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-ehrlichs-magic-bullet-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Torrid Zone](https://cinepixo.com/movies/torrid-zone-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [A Dispatch from Reuter's](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dispatch-from-reuters-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Abe Lincoln in Illinois](https://cinepixo.com/movies/abe-lincoln-in-illinois-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Daughters Courageous](https://cinepixo.com/movies/daughters-courageous-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [They Made Me a Criminal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-made-me-a-criminal-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [The Oklahoma Kid](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-oklahoma-kid-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [On Your Toes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/on-your-toes-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [Algiers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/algiers-1938) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-1938) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Under the Red Robe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/under-the-red-robe-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [The Prisoner of Zenda](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prisoner-of-zenda-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Farewell Again](https://cinepixo.com/movies/farewell-again-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Fire Over England](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fire-over-england-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [O'Shaughnessy's Boy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/oshaughnessys-boy-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Biography of a Bachelor Girl](https://cinepixo.com/movies/biography-of-a-bachelor-girl-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [The Flame Within](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-flame-within-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Mark of the Vampire](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mark-of-the-vampire-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Rendezvous](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rendezvous-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Whipsaw](https://cinepixo.com/movies/whipsaw-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Stamboul Quest](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stamboul-quest-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [The Thin Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-thin-man-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Manhattan Melodrama](https://cinepixo.com/movies/manhattan-melodrama-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Hollywood Party](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hollywood-party-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Viva Villa!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/viva-villa-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Beauty for Sale](https://cinepixo.com/movies/beauty-for-sale-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Hello, Sister!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hello-sister-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [The Power and the Glory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-power-and-the-glory-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Shanghai Express](https://cinepixo.com/movies/shanghai-express-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Amateur Daddy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/amateur-daddy-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [After Tomorrow](https://cinepixo.com/movies/after-tomorrow-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Chandu the Magician](https://cinepixo.com/movies/chandu-the-magician-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Transatlantic](https://cinepixo.com/movies/transatlantic-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [The Yellow Ticket](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-yellow-ticket-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1930 · [The Criminal Code](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-criminal-code-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1930 · [Today](https://cinepixo.com/movies/today-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1929 · [Desert Nights](https://cinepixo.com/movies/desert-nights-1929) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1929 · [The Rescue](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rescue-1929) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1928 · [Laugh, Clown, Laugh](https://cinepixo.com/movies/laugh-clown-laugh-1928) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1928 · [Four Walls](https://cinepixo.com/movies/four-walls-1928) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1927 · [The Rough Riders](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rough-riders-1927) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1927 · [Sorrell and Son](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sorrell-and-son-1927) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1926 · [Sea Horses](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sea-horses-1926) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1926 · [Padlocked](https://cinepixo.com/movies/padlocked-1926) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1926 · [The Song and Dance Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-song-and-dance-man-1926) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1926 · [Mantrap](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mantrap-1926) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1925 · [Not So Long Ago](https://cinepixo.com/movies/not-so-long-ago-1925) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1925 · [The Charmer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-charmer-1925) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1925 · [The King on Main Street](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-on-main-street-1925) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1925 · [The Best People](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-people-1925) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1924 · [The Side Show of Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-side-show-of-life-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1924 · [The Alaskan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-alaskan-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1924 · [The Breaking Point](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-breaking-point-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1924 · [Peter Pan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/peter-pan-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1923 · [The Spanish Dancer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spanish-dancer-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1923 · [The Woman With Four Faces](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-woman-with-four-faces-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1923 · [The Call of the Canyon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-call-of-the-canyon-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1923 · [Drums of Fate](https://cinepixo.com/movies/drums-of-fate-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1923 · [The Trail of the Lonesome Pine](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trail-of-the-lonesome-pine-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1923 · [To the Last Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-the-last-man-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1922 · [Burning Sands](https://cinepixo.com/movies/burning-sands-1922) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1920 · [Something to Think About](https://cinepixo.com/movies/something-to-think-about-1920) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1919 · [Puppy Love](https://cinepixo.com/movies/puppy-love-1919) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1919 · [For Better, for Worse](https://cinepixo.com/movies/for-better-for-worse-1919) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

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