Come Back Little Sheba

JWH was the cinematographer that the studios often called on to teach stage directors how to make pictures. A Broadway director by training, Daniel Mann said of his first feature film, Sheba “I furnished the actors their dialogue, Jimmie did the rest.” This and Mann’s Rose Tattoo (Howe’s first Oscar winner) share a neo-realistic mood and look that is perfect for these fine, socially-conscious dramas.