James Wong Howe Movies

  • 1934
    Viva Villa!

    Viva Villa!

    Viva Villa!

    6.251934HD

    In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.

    Viva Villa!
  • 1926
    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    5.91926HD

    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
  • 1940
    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

    5.71940HD

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

    A Dispatch from Reuters
  • 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
  • 1938
    Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

    51938HD

    Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

    Comet Over Broadway
  • 1931
    Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

    5.51931HD

    As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to the travails of several of its passengers. Edmund...

    Transatlantic
  • 1931
    The Spider

    The Spider

    The Spider

    61931HD

    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
  • 1970
    Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

    Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

    Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

    4.61970HD

    A new bride gets caught between her decadent husband and his black half-brother.

    Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
  • 1937
    Under the Red Robe

    Under the Red Robe

    Under the Red Robe

    61937HD

    In 1620s France, dreaded swordsman Gil de Berault returns from carrying out a mission for Cardinal Richelieu, and finds the Cardinal worried about...

    Under the Red Robe
  • 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
  • 1933
    The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

    61933HD

    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
  • 1960
    Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

    01960HD

    Fourth reworking of the classic Grace Miller White novel, this time updated to the 60s, with young Scottish lassie Tess (Diane Baker) becoming...

    Tess of the Storm Country
  • 1992
    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.991992HD

    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
  • 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 Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

    51931HD

    A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she...

    The Yellow Ticket
  • 1932
    Chandu the Magician

    Chandu the Magician

    Chandu the Magician

    6.21932HD

    When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful...

    Chandu the Magician
  • 1923
    The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

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    The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even tells people's fortunes. Despite her lowly position,...

    The Spanish Dancer
  • 1937
    Farewell Again

    Farewell Again

    Farewell Again

    51937HD

    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
  • 1931
    Surrender

    Surrender

    Surrender

    51931HD

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

    Surrender
  • 1936
    Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

    51936HD

    Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.

    Three Live Ghosts