James Wong Howe

Cinematographer. Born 27 August 1899 in Guangzhou, China. Died 12 July 1976.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars2 won · 7 nominated

Born

27 August 1899, Guangzhou, China

Died

12 July 1976

Active

1932–1967

Frequently works with

Betty Field, Burt Lancaster, Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch, Martin Ritt, Paul Newman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

75Critics

We rate James’s work 9 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 796

Under 600

Of 12 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 12 films
Screen time: 22 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $113m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 7 nominated
Active: 1932–1967

Genres

Drama8
Romance4
Western3
Mystery2
Animation1
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestSweet Smell of Success1957

63WorstPicnic1955

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21910s

181920s

431930s

281940s

241950s

121960s

41970s

11980s

James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe in numbers