James Wong Howe Movies

  • 1925
    The Charmer

    The Charmer

    The Charmer

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    A wild dancer in a cheap Seville cafe, Mariposa is taken to New York by Señor Sprott, a prominent theatrical producer. Billed as "The...

    The Charmer
  • 1937
    Farewell Again

    Farewell Again

    Farewell Again

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    Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty...

    Farewell Again
  • 1940
    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

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

    A Dispatch from Reuters
  • 1926
    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    Mantrap

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    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
  • 1934
    Have a Heart

    Have a Heart

    Have a Heart

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    Sally (Jean Parker) is engaged to be married, loves dancing and kids. But her life is ruined when an accident cripples her and her betrothed...

    Have a Heart
  • 1933
    The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

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    A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company....

    The Power and the Glory
  • 1957
    Drango

    Drango

    Drango

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    A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a southern small town, whose citizens he must face the...

    Drango
  • 1945
    Counter-Attack

    Counter-Attack

    Counter-Attack

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

    Counter-Attack
  • 1930
    Today

    Today

    Today

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    A wealthy young society couple loses their fortune. When the husband is forced to take a job like everyone else, the wife cannot deal with the sudden...

    Today
  • 1992
    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

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    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
  • 1931
    Surrender

    Surrender

    Surrender

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    Story of French prisoner in Germany who falls in love with a German general's daughter. From the novel "Axelle" by Pierre Benoit.

    Surrender
  • 1933
    Beauty for Sale

    Beauty for Sale

    Beauty for Sale

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    A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of...

    Beauty for Sale
  • 1932
    Man About Town

    Man About Town

    Man About Town

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    In a plan to trap potential enemy spies in Washington, an American secret agent sets up a gambling house. He soon finds himself in a rivalry with his...

    Man About Town
  • 1929
    Desert Nights

    Desert Nights

    Desert Nights

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    A con man with his beautiful accomplice and a hostage steals a half million dollars worth of diamonds but finds they're all lost in the desert...

    Desert Nights
  • 1953
    Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

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    In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for...

    Main Street to Broadway
  • 1941
    Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

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    On a layover in Hawaii two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having...

    Navy Blues
  • 1935
    Biography of a Bachelor Girl

    Biography of a Bachelor Girl

    Biography of a Bachelor Girl

    6.31935HD

    Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues famous free-spirited portrait artist Marion Forsythe on her return to the states from Europe,...

    Biography of a Bachelor Girl
  • 1931
    The Spider

    The Spider

    The Spider

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    Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder...

    The Spider
  • 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
  • 1927
    Sorrell and Son

    Sorrell and Son

    Sorrell and Son

    5.51927HD

    Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a...

    Sorrell and Son