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Cinematographer:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Funny Lady (1975)
2. The Horsemen (1971)
3. The Molly Maguires (1970)
4. Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)
   ... aka Blood Kin
   ... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle
   
   
5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
6. Hombre (1967) (director of photography)
7. Seconds (1966) (director of photography)
8. This Property Is Condemned (1966)
9. The Glory Guys (1965)
10. The Outrage (1964)
11. Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (1963) (TV)
12. Hud (1963)
13. Tess of the Storm Country (1960)
14. Song Without End (1960)
    ... aka Crescendo
    
    
15. The Story on Page One (1959)
16. The Last Angry Man (1959)
17. Bell Book and Candle (1958) (director of photography)
    ... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
18. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
19. A Farewell to Arms (1957) (uncredited)
20. Drango (1957)
21. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) (photographed by)
22. Death of a Scoundrel (1956) (director of photography)
    ... aka Diary of a Scoundrel
    ... aka Loves of a Scoundrel
    ... aka The Loves and Death of a Scoundrel
23. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (1955) TV episode
24. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
25. Picnic (1955)
26. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV)
27. Jennifer (1953)
28. Main Street to Broadway (1953)
29. The World of Dong Kingman (1953)
30. Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) (director of photography)
31. The Fighter (1952)
32. The Lady Says No (1952)
33. Behave Yourself! (1951)
34. He Ran All the Way (1951)
    ... aka He Ran All the Way Home (UK)
35. The Brave Bulls (1951)
36. Tripoli (1950)
    ... aka The First Marines (USA: reissue title)
37. The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
    ... aka Spread Eagle (USA: reissue title)
38. The Baron of Arizona (1950)
    
    
39. The Time of Your Life (1948)
40. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) (director of photography)
41. Body and Soul (1947)
    ... aka An Affair of the Heart
42. Pursued (1947) (director of photography)
43. Nora Prentiss (1947)
44. My Reputation (1946)
45. Danger Signal (1945)
46. Confidential Agent (1945)
47. Counter-Attack (1945)
    ... aka One Against Seven (UK) (USA: working title)
48. Objective, Burma! (1945) (director of photography)
    ... aka Operation Burma
49. Passage to Marseille (1944) (director of photography)
50. The North Star (1943)
    ... aka Armored Attack (USA: recut version)
51. Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    ... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
    ... aka Lest We Forget
52. The Hard Way (1943) (director of photography)
53. Air Force (1943) (director of photography)
54. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (director of photography)
55. Kings Row (1942) (director of photography)
56. Navy Blues (1941) (dance sequences)
57. Out of the Fog (1941) (director of photography)
58. Shining Victory (1941)
59. The Strawberry Blonde (1941) (director of photography)
60. Fantasia (1940) (uncredited)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Fantasia (USA: poster title)
61. A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940)
    ... aka This Man Reuter (UK)
62. City for Conquest (1940) (director of photography)
63. My Love Came Back (1940) (uncredited)
64. Torrid Zone (1940)
65. Saturday's Children (1940) (director of photography)
66. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
    ... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK)
67. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
    ... aka Spirit of the People (UK)
    
    
68. Four Wives (1939) (uncredited)
69. On Your Toes (1939) (director of photography)
70. Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
71. Daughters Courageous (1939)
    ... aka A Family Affair
    ... aka American Family
    ... aka Family Reunion
72. The Oklahoma Kid (1939) (photography by)
73. They Made Me a Criminal (1939) (photographed by)
    ... aka I Became a Criminal
    ... aka They Made Me a Fugitive
74. Comet Over Broadway (1938)
75. Algiers (1938) (director of photography)
76. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) (photographed by)
77. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
78. Under the Red Robe (1937)
79. Farewell Again (1937)
    ... aka Troopship (USA)
80. Fire Over England (1937)
81. Three Live Ghosts (1936)
82. Whipsaw (1935)
83. Rendezvous (1935) (uncredited)
84. O'shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
85. The Flame Within (1935)
86. Mark of the Vampire (1935) (photographed by)
    ... aka Vampires of Prague
87. The Night Is Young (1935)
88. Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
89. Have a Heart (1934)
90. Stamboul Quest (1934)
91. The Thin Man (1934) (photographed by)
92. Hollywood Party (1934)
93. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) (photographed by)
94. Viva Villa! (1934)
95. The Show-Off (1934)
96. Beauty for Sale (1933) (as James Howe)
    ... aka Beauty
97. The Power and the Glory (1933) (photography) (as James Howe)
    ... aka Power and Glory (UK)
98. Hello, Sister! (1933)
    ... aka Clipped Wings (UK)
99. Chandu the Magician (1932) (photographed by) (as James Howe)
100. Man About Town (1932)
101. Amateur Daddy (1932)
102. After Tomorrow (1932) (as James Howe)
103. Shanghai Express (1932) (uncredited)
104. Dance Team (1932)
105. Surrender (1931)
106. The Yellow Ticket (1931)
     ... aka The Yellow Passport (UK)
107. The Spider (1931) (as James Howe)
108. Transatlantic (1931)
109. The Criminal Code (1931) (photographed by) (as James How)
110. Today (1930) (as James Howe)
     
     
111. Desert Nights (1929) (as James Howe)
     ... aka Thirst (USA)
112. The Rescue (1929)
113. Four Walls (1928)
114. Perfect Crime (1928) (as James Howe)
     ... aka The Perfect Crime (USA: poster title)
115. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
116. Sorrell and Son (1927)
117. The Rough Riders (1927) (as James Howe)
     ... aka The Trumpet Calls (USA)
118. Padlocked (1926) (as James Howe)
119. Mantrap (1926)
120. Sea Horses (1926) (as James Howe)
121. The Song and Dance Man (1926) (as James Howe)
122. The King on Main Street (1925)
123. The Best People (1925) (as James Howe)
124. Not So Long Ago (1925)
125. The Charmer (1925) (as James Howe)
126. Peter Pan (1924) (as James Howe)
127. The Alaskan (1924) (as James Howe)
128. The Side Show of Life (1924) (as James Howe)
129. The Breaking Point (1924) (as James Howe)
130. The Call of the Canyon (1923)
131. The Spanish Dancer (1923) (as James Howe)
132. To the Last Man (1923) (as James Howe)
133. The Woman with Four Faces (1923) (as Jimmie Howe)
134. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1923) (as James Howe)
135. Drums of Fate (1923) (as James Howe)
     

Camera and Electrical Department:

• 1950s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Stazione Termini (1953) (cinematographer: additional scenes) (uncredited)
   ... aka Indiscretion (UK)
   ... aka Indiscretion of an American Wife (USA)
   ... aka Station Terminus (International: English title)
   ... aka Terminal Station
   ... aka Terminal Station Indiscretion (International: English title)
   ... aka Terminus Station (International: English title)
   
   
2. Ebb Tide (1922) (second assistant camera)
3. The Siren Call (1922) (second assistant camera)
4. Burning Sands (1922) (second assistant camera)
5. The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922) (second assistant camera)
6. Everything for Sale (1921) (assistant camera)
   
   
7. Male and Female (1919) (clapper boy) (uncredited) (third assistant camera) (uncredited)
8. Told in the Hills (1919) (assistant camera) (uncredited)
9. For Better, for Worse (1919) (clapper boy)
10. Puppy Love (1919) (assistant camera)
    

Director:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (1963) (TV)
2. "Checkmate" (2 episodes, 1961)
       - Kill the Sound (1961) TV episode
       - State of Shock (1961) TV episode
3. "87th Precinct" (1 episode, 1961)
       - The Modus Man (1961) TV episode
   
   
4. The Invisible Avenger (1958)
   ... aka Bourbon Street Shadows (USA: reissue title)
5. Go, Man, Go! (1954)
6. The World of Dong Kingman (1953)
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964) (TV) .... Himself - Best Cinematography [B&W] Winner
   
   
2. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
   ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #9.24 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) .... Himself
2. Visions of Light (1992) .... Himself