Joseph H. Lewis

Joseph H. Lewis

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1907-04-06
Deathday: 2000-08-30 (93 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

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TV Shows 7

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Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)

Movie
Director
The Big Valley

The Big Valley (1965)

TV
6.2
Director
Branded

Branded (1965)

TV
5.91
Director
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone (1964)

TV
5.75
Director
The Investigators

The Investigators (1961)

TV
Director
The Detectives

The Detectives (1959)

TV
Director
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV
6.67
Director
Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town (1958)

Movie
Director
The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand (1957)

Movie
Director
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry (1956)

Movie
Director
A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street (1955)

Movie
4
Director
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Director
Man On A Bus

Man On A Bus (1955)

Movie
Director
The Big Combo

The Big Combo (1955)

Movie
Director
Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted (1953)

Movie
Director
Desperate Search

Desperate Search (1952)

Movie
Director
Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell! (1952)

Movie
Director
A Lady Without Passport

A Lady Without Passport (1950)

Movie
Director
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy (1950)

Movie
4.33
Director
The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man (1949)

Movie
Director
The Return of October

The Return of October (1948)

Movie
Director
The Swordsman

The Swordsman (1948)

Movie
Director
So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night (1946)

Movie
Director
My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

Movie
Director
The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

Movie
4
Director
Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man (1944)

Movie
Director
Secrets of a Co-Ed

Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)

Movie
Director
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)

Movie
Director
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet (1942)

Movie
Director
Bombs Over Burma

Bombs Over Burma (1942)

Movie
Director
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)

Movie
Director
Arizona Cyclone

Arizona Cyclone (1941)

Movie
Director
Criminals Within

Criminals Within (1941)

Movie
Director
Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost (1941)

Movie
Director
Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery (1940)

Movie
3.63
Director
That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine (1940)

Movie
4
Director
Boys of the City

Boys of the City (1940)

Movie
3.57
Director
The Return of Wild Bill

The Return of Wild Bill (1940)

Movie
Director
Texas Stagecoach

Texas Stagecoach (1940)

Movie
Director
The Man from Tumbleweeds

The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)

Movie
Director
Blazing Six Shooters

Blazing Six Shooters (1940)

Movie
Director
Two-Fisted Rangers

Two-Fisted Rangers (1939)

Movie
Director
The Singing Outlaw

The Singing Outlaw (1938)

Movie
Director
The Last Stand

The Last Stand (1938)

Movie
Director
Border Wolves

Border Wolves (1938)

Movie
Director
The Spy Ring

The Spy Ring (1938)

Movie
Director
Courage of the West

Courage of the West (1937)

Movie
Director
The Gold Racket

The Gold Racket (1937)

Movie
Director
Navy Spy

Navy Spy (1937)

Movie
Supervising Editor
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis (1936)

Movie
Editor
Hitch Hike Lady

Hitch Hike Lady (1935)

Movie
Supervising Film Editor
Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady (1935)

Movie
Editor
Streamline Express

Streamline Express (1935)

Movie
Editor
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)

Movie

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Joseph H. LewisJoseph H. Lewis

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1907-04-06

Deathday
2000-08-30 (93 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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