
Joseph H. Lewis
Biography
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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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Acting (1 movie)
Directing (41 movies)

A Lady Without Passport
1950

The Big Combo
1955

Invisible Ghost
1941

The Undercover Man
1949

Pride of the Bowery
1940

The Halliday Brand
1957

Cry of the Hunted
1953

So Dark the Night
1946

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942

My Name Is Julia Ross
1945

7th Cavalry
1956

A Lawless Street
1955

Terror in a Texas Town
1958

The Falcon in San Francisco
1945

Gun Crazy
1950

Bombs Over Burma
1942

Boys of the City
1940

Desperate Search
1952

Retreat, Hell!
1952

The Return of October
1948

Criminals Within
1941

Navy Spy
1937

The Gold Racket
1937

The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940

The Silver Bullet
1942

The Return of Wild Bill
1940

The Singing Outlaw
1938

The Swordsman
1948

Secrets of a Co-Ed
1942

Texas Stagecoach
1940

Arizona Cyclone
1941

Two-Fisted Rangers
1939

That Gang of Mine
1940

Minstrel Man
1944

The Spy Ring
1938

Blazing Six Shooters
1940

Boss of Hangtown Mesa
1942

The Last Stand
1938

Border Wolves
1938

Courage of the West
1937

Man on a Bus
1955
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Bombs Over Burma | 1942 | Screenplay | 
