Joseph H. Lewis
50 movies · 7 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Apr 6, 1907
- Died
- Aug 30, 2000 (age 93)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907–August 30, 2000), was an American B-movie film director.
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Although he worked with both Béla Lugosi (The Invisible Ghost) and Lionel Atwill in early 1940s horror, he is best known for his work in film noir from the late 40s and the 1950s. His most acclaimed feature, Gun Crazy (1949), is a dark romance about gun-obsession, and notable for its use of location photography.
At the dawn of his career (1937–1940), when Lewis was directing inexpensive westerns, he earned the derogatory nickname "Wagon-Wheel Joe" from the studio editors, because of his tendency to use wagon-wheels for constructing interesting visual compositions within the frame.
Lewis's offbeat and eye-catching compositions added style and value to inexpensive productions. His 1944 musical Minstrel Man, starring singer Benny Fields, is quite possibly the finest film ever made by low-budget PRC Pictures. Industry insiders noticed, prompting Columbia Pictures to hire Lewis to film the musical sequences for its blockbuster musical The Jolson Story.
Toward the end of Lewis's career, he worked in television, directing mostly westerns: The Rifleman, Bonanza, The Big Valley, Gunsmoke, and the pilot for Branded.
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Known for
Joseph H. Lewis: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (57)
- 1966 Bat Men of Africa
Supervising Editor
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964
- 1961
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 Terror in a Texas Town
Director
- 1957 The Halliday Brand
Director
- 1956 7th Cavalry
Director
- 1955 A Lawless Street
Director
- 1955
- 1955 Man on a Bus
Director
- 1955 The Big Combo
Director
- 1953 Cry of the Hunted
Director
- 1952 Desperate Search
Director
- 1952 Retreat, Hell!
Director
- 1950 A Lady Without Passport
Director
- 1950 Gun Crazy
Director
- 1949 The Undercover Man
Director
- 1948 The Return of October
Director
- 1948 The Swordsman
Director
- 1946 So Dark the Night
Director
- 1945 My Name Is Julia Ross
Director
- 1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
Director
- 1944 Minstrel Man
Director
- 1942 Secrets of a Co-Ed
Director
- 1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Director
- 1942 The Silver Bullet
Director
- 1942 Bombs Over Burma
Director, Screenplay
- 1942 The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Director
- 1941 Arizona Cyclone
Director
- 1941 Criminals Within
Director
- 1941 Invisible Ghost
Director
- 1940 Pride of the Bowery
Director
- 1940 That Gang of Mine
Director
- 1940 Boys of the City
Director
- 1940 The Return of Wild Bill
Director
- 1940 Texas Stagecoach
Director
- 1940 The Man from Tumbleweeds
Director
- 1940 Blazing Six Shooters
Director
- 1939 Two-Fisted Rangers
Director
- 1938 The Last Stand
Director
- 1938 Border Wolves
Director
- 1938 The Spy Ring
Director
- 1937 The Singing Outlaw
Director
- 1937 Courage of the West
Director
- 1937 The Gold Racket
Director
- 1937 Navy Spy
Director
- 1936 Sharad of Atlantis
Supervising Editor
- 1936 King of the Pecos
Supervising Film Editor
- 1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed
Supervising Film Editor
- 1936 Darkest Africa
Editor
- 1935 Hitch Hike Lady
Editor
- 1935 Waterfront Lady
Supervising Film Editor
- 1935 Streamline Express
Editor
- 1935
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1997