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James Wong Howe

Titles: 134movies5TV shows

Career: Active from 1923 to 1975, busiest in 1935 and 1940 with 7 main titles each.

Directed: 7
titles as director

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: Sweet Smell of Success
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

James Wong Howe Catalog average

Historical
7.0average 2.6
Nostalgia
5.9average 3.7
Class & Capitalism
4.3average 3.3
Romance
4.8average 3.8
Politics
3.5average 2.6
Wit & Wordplay
4.2average 3.7
Melancholy
5.3average 4.7
Pathos
5.8average 5.2

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.8, average 5.4
Scare
1.6, average 2.6
Pop Culture
1.2, average 2.2
Uncanny
1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 84
Romance 37
Crime 19
Comedy 17
Adventure 13
Western 13
War 10
Mystery 10

Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 15
Historical Drama 10
Social Commentary 9
Character Study 8
Political Intrigue 8
Nostalgic 8
Historical Setting 7
Coming-of-Age 6
Character-Driven 6
Class Conflict 5
Romantic Drama 5
Psychological Thriller 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

1980s

1 title

The Rickshaw Boy

Cinematography

1970s

4 titles · average score 52

Funny Lady

Director of Photography

The Horsemen

Cinematography

The Molly Maguires

Director of Photography

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

Director of Photography

1960s

10 titles · average score 68

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Director of Photography

Hombre

Director of Photography

Seconds

Director of Photography

This Property Is Condemned

Director of Photography

The Glory Guys

Director of Photography

The Outrage

Director of Photography

Hud

Director of Photography

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

Director, Director of Photography

Song Without End

Director of Photography

Tess of the Storm Country

Director of Photography

1950s

24 titles · average score 62

The Story on Page One

Director of Photography

Bell, Book and Candle

Director of Photography

The Old Man and the Sea

Director of Photography

Sweet Smell of Success

Director of Photography

Death of a Scoundrel

Director of Photography

Picnic

Director of Photography

The Rose Tattoo

Director of Photography

Come Back, Little Sheba

Director of Photography

The Lady Says No

Director of Photography

He Ran All the Way

Director of Photography

Behave Yourself!

Director of Photography

The Baron of Arizona

Director of Photography

All 24 titles from the 1950s

1940s

28 titles · average score 69

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Director of Photography

Nora Prentiss

Director of Photography

Body and Soul

Director of Photography

My Reputation

Director of Photography

Objective, Burma!

Director of Photography

Confidential Agent

Director of Photography

Passage to Marseille

Director of Photography

Hangmen Also Die!

Director of Photography

Air Force

Director of Photography

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Director of Photography

Fantasia

Director of Photography

City for Conquest

Director of Photography

All 28 titles from the 1940s

1930s

43 titles · average score 63

The Oklahoma Kid

Director of Photography

They Made Me a Criminal

Director of Photography

Dust Be My Destiny

Director of Photography

Daughters Courageous

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Director of Photography

Algiers

Director of Photography

The Prisoner of Zenda

Director of Photography

Fire Over England

Director of Photography

Mark of the Vampire

Director of Photography

The Thin Man

Director of Photography

Manhattan Melodrama

Director of Photography

Viva Villa!

Director of Photography

All 43 titles from the 1930s

1920s

18 titles · average score 75

Desert Nights

Director of Photography

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Director of Photography

The Perfect Crime

Director of Photography

Sorrell and Son

Director of Photography

The Rough Riders

Director of Photography

Mantrap

Director of Photography

Padlocked

Director of Photography

Peter Pan

Director of Photography

The Side Show of Life

Director of Photography

The Spanish Dancer

Director of Photography

To the Last Man

Director of Photography

The Call of the Canyon

Director of Photography

All 18 titles from the 1920s

1910s

2 titles

Puppy Love

Assistant Camera

Told in the Hills

Assistant Camera