- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 6, 1907
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 30, 2000
Joseph H. Lewis
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 …
Filmography
movieLugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
1997 · Self
movieBat Men of Africa
1966 · Supervising Editor
tvThe Big Valley
1965 · Director
tvBranded
1965 · Director
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Director
tvThe Investigators
1961 · Director
tvThe Detectives
1959 · Director
tvThe Rifleman
1958 · Director
movieTerror in a Texas Town
1958 · Director
movieThe Halliday Brand
1957 · Director
movie7th Cavalry
1956 · Director
movieA Lawless Street
1955 · Director
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Director
movieMan on a Bus
1955 · Director
movieThe Big Combo
1955 · Director
movieCry of the Hunted
1953 · Director
movieDesperate Search
1952 · Director
movieRetreat, Hell!
1952 · Director
movieA Lady Without Passport
1950 · Director
movieGun Crazy
1950 · Director
movieThe Undercover Man
1949 · Director
movieThe Return of October
1948 · Director
movieThe Swordsman
1948 · Director
movieSo Dark the Night
1946 · Director
movieMy Name Is Julia Ross
1945 · Director
movieThe Falcon in San Francisco
1945 · Director
movieMinstrel Man
1944 · Director
movieSecrets of a Co-Ed
1942 · Director
movieBoss of Hangtown Mesa
1942 · Director
movieThe Silver Bullet
1942 · Director
movieBombs Over Burma
1942 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942 · Director
movieArizona Cyclone
1941 · Director
movieCriminals Within
1941 · Director
movieInvisible Ghost
1941 · Director
moviePride of the Bowery
1940 · Director
movieThat Gang of Mine
1940 · Director
movieBoys of the City
1940 · Director
movieThe Return of Wild Bill
1940 · Director
movieTexas Stagecoach
1940 · Director
movieThe Man from Tumbleweeds
1940 · Director
movieBlazing Six Shooters
1940 · Director
movieTwo-Fisted Rangers
1939 · Director
movieThe Singing Outlaw
1938 · Director
movieThe Last Stand
1938 · Director
movieBorder Wolves
1938 · Director
movieThe Spy Ring
1938 · Director
movieCourage of the West
1937 · Director
movieThe Gold Racket
1937 · Director
movieNavy Spy
1937 · Director
movieSharad of Atlantis
1936 · Supervising Editor
movieKing of the Pecos
1936 · Supervising Film Editor
movieThe Leathernecks Have Landed
1936 · Supervising Film Editor
movieDarkest Africa
1936 · Editor
movieHitch Hike Lady
1935 · Editor
movieWaterfront Lady
1935 · Supervising Film Editor
movieStreamline Express
1935 · Editor
movieThe Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935 · Editor