James Wong Howe Movies

  • 1938
    Algiers

    Algiers

    Algiers

    6.31938HD

    Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers....

    Algiers
  • 1943
    Air Force

    Air Force

    Air Force

    6.3611943HD

    The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of...

    Air Force
  • 1958
    The Invisible Avenger

    The Invisible Avenger

    The Invisible Avenger

    5.21958HD

    Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, investigates the murder of a New Orleans bandleader.

    The Invisible Avenger
  • 1940
    City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

    6.81940HD

    The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York...

    City for Conquest
  • 1935
    Whipsaw

    Whipsaw

    Whipsaw

    6.21935HD

    Hot jewels from London make their way to New York, where they are stolen by racketeer Ed Dexter, who hides them with the help of his vivacious...

    Whipsaw
  • 1926
    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    5.9091926HD

    A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous...

    Mantrap
  • 1965
    The Glory Guys

    The Glory Guys

    The Glory Guys

    6.51965HD

    Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a...

    The Glory Guys
  • 1943
    The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

    6.61943HD

    Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.

    The Hard Way
  • 1950
    The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

    6.71950HD

    The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical...

    The Baron of Arizona
  • 1941
    Out of the Fog

    Out of the Fog

    Out of the Fog

    6.41941HD

    A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves...

    Out of the Fog
  • 2007
    The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

    The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

    The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

    62007HD

    Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and...

    The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
  • 1941
    The Strawberry Blonde

    The Strawberry Blonde

    The Strawberry Blonde

    6.81941HD

    Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat...

    The Strawberry Blonde
  • 1951
    Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

    61951HD

    A young man takes in a dog that turns out to be wanted by mobsters.

    Behave Yourself!
  • 1975
    Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

    Funny Lady

    5.21975HD

    Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but...

    Funny Lady
  • 1945
    Counter-Attack

    Counter-Attack

    Counter-Attack

    61945HD

    Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building.

    Counter-Attack
  • 1951
    The Brave Bulls

    The Brave Bulls

    The Brave Bulls

    5.81951HD

    A matador must recover his courage after being gored in the ring.

    The Brave Bulls
  • 1931
    The Criminal Code

    The Criminal Code

    The Criminal Code

    6.0931931HD

    After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10...

    The Criminal Code
  • 1992
    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.91992HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

    Visions of Light
  • 1937
    Fire Over England

    Fire Over England

    Fire Over England

    61937HD

    The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the...

    Fire Over England
  • 1939
    Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

    6.21939HD

    Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her first husband...

    Daughters Courageous