Joseph H. Lewis
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 6, 1907
- Died
- August 30, 2000
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907–August 30, 2000), was an American B-movie film director. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph H. Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula 1997
as Self
Bat Men of Africa 1966
Supervising Editor
Terror in a Texas Town 1958
Director
The Halliday Brand 1957
Director
7th Cavalry 1956
Director
A Lawless Street 1955
Director
Man on a Bus 1955
Director
The Big Combo 1955
Director
Cry of the Hunted 1953
Director
Desperate Search 1952
Director
Retreat, Hell! 1952
Director
A Lady Without Passport 1950
Director
Gun Crazy 1950
Director
The Undercover Man 1949
Director
The Return of October 1948
Director
The Swordsman 1948
Director
So Dark the Night 1946
Director
My Name Is Julia Ross 1945
Director
The Falcon in San Francisco 1945
Director
Minstrel Man 1944
Director
Secrets of a Co-Ed 1942
Director
Boss of Hangtown Mesa 1942
Director
The Silver Bullet 1942
Director
Bombs Over Burma 1942
Director, Screenplay
The Mad Doctor of Market Street 1942
Director
Arizona Cyclone 1941
Director
Criminals Within 1941
Director
Invisible Ghost 1941
Director
Pride of the Bowery 1940
Director
That Gang of Mine 1940
Director
Boys of the City 1940
Director
The Return of Wild Bill 1940
Director
Texas Stagecoach 1940
Director
The Man from Tumbleweeds 1940
Director
Blazing Six Shooters 1940
Director
Two-Fisted Rangers 1939
Director
The Last Stand 1938
Director
Border Wolves 1938
Director
The Spy Ring 1938
Director
The Singing Outlaw 1937
Director
Courage of the West 1937
Director
The Gold Racket 1937
Director
Navy Spy 1937
Director
Sharad of Atlantis 1936
Supervising Editor
King of the Pecos 1936
Supervising Film Editor
The Leathernecks Have Landed 1936
Supervising Film Editor
Darkest Africa 1936
Editor
Hitch Hike Lady 1935
Editor
Waterfront Lady 1935
Supervising Film Editor
Streamline Express 1935
Editor
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty 1935
Editor
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