James Wong Howe Movies

  • 1940
    City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

    6.8331940HD

    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
  • 1938
    Algiers

    Algiers

    Algiers

    6.21938HD

    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
  • 1934
    Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

    5.81934HD

    Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real...

    Hollywood Party
  • 1944
    Passage to Marseille

    Passage to Marseille

    Passage to Marseille

    6.61944HD

    A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.

    Passage to Marseille
  • 1946
    My Reputation

    My Reputation

    My Reputation

    7.11946HD

    Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her...

    My Reputation
  • 1945
    Objective, Burma!

    Objective, Burma!

    Objective, Burma!

    6.91945HD

    A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish...

    Objective, Burma!
  • 1935
    Mark of the Vampire

    Mark of the Vampire

    Mark of the Vampire

    6.11935HD

    Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's...

    Mark of the Vampire
  • 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
    The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

    61939HD

    McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money...

    The Oklahoma Kid
  • 1940
    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    5.7921940HD

    German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.

    A Dispatch from Reuters
  • 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
  • 1928
    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    7.3061928HD

    A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but...

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh
  • 1959
    The Story on Page One

    The Story on Page One

    The Story on Page One

    5.11959HD

    An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.

    The Story on Page One
  • 1940
    Torrid Zone

    Torrid Zone

    Torrid Zone

    6.3891940HD

    A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.

    Torrid Zone
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1932
    Young America

    Young America

    Young America

    51932HD

    Mrs. Doray sits with a Juvenile Court Judge to learn more about problem children and what to do about them. One of the cases involves 13 year old...

    Young America
  • 1940
    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    6.41940HD

    True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
  • 1940
    Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

    6.41940HD

    An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.

    Saturday's Children