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Joseph H. Lewis

Joseph H. Lewis

ActorEditorDirector Apr 6 (died age 93) New York City, New York, USA 1935–1997 (62 year career)
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Biography

​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 …

Known For

Gun Crazy
Film

Gun Crazy

Director
The Big Combo
Film

The Big Combo

Director
Gunsmoke
Film

Gunsmoke

Director
My Name Is Julia Ross
Film

My Name Is Julia Ross

Director
The Rifleman
Film

The Rifleman

Director
Terror in a Texas Town
Film

Terror in a Texas Town

Director
The Big Valley
Film

The Big Valley

Director
Daniel Boone
Film

Daniel Boone

Director

Filmography

Crew (57)

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Movies (50)

Bat Men of Africa

Bat Men of Africa

1966

Supervising Editor

Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

1958

Director

6.7
The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand

1957

Director

6.1
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956

Director

5.9
Man on a Bus

Man on a Bus

1955

Director

4.0
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

1955

Director

7.0
A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street

1955

Director

5.3
Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted

1953

Director

5.7
Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell!

1952

Director

6.3
Desperate Search

Desperate Search

1952

Director

5.7
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

1950

Director

7.5
A Lady Without Passport

A Lady Without Passport

1950

Director

5.2
The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

1949

Director

6.1
The Return of October

The Return of October

1948

Director

5.8
The Swordsman

The Swordsman

1948

Director

So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night

1946

Director

6.1
The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

Director

5.8
My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

Director

6.7
Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man

1944

Director

5.0
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942

Director

5.3
Bombs Over Burma

Bombs Over Burma

1942

Director

5.1
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

Director

4.0
Secrets of a Co-Ed

Secrets of a Co-Ed

1942

Director

2.0
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

Director

Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

1941

Director

5.2
Criminals Within

Criminals Within

1941

Director

6.0
Arizona Cyclone

Arizona Cyclone

1941

Director

4.0
Blazing Six Shooters

Blazing Six Shooters

1940

Director

Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery

1940

Director

6.0
That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

1940

Director

5.5
Texas Stagecoach

Texas Stagecoach

1940

Director

Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940

Director

5.0
The Man from Tumbleweeds

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940

Director

3.0
The Return of Wild Bill

The Return of Wild Bill

1940

Director

Two-Fisted Rangers

Two-Fisted Rangers

1939

Director

3.0
The Last Stand

The Last Stand

1938

Director

The Spy Ring

The Spy Ring

1938

Director

4.5
Border Wolves

Border Wolves

1938

Director

The Singing Outlaw

The Singing Outlaw

1938

Director

The Gold Racket

The Gold Racket

1937

Director

4.2
Navy Spy

Navy Spy

1937

Director

2.0
Courage of the West

Courage of the West

1937

Director

Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

Supervising Editor

4.2
King of the Pecos

King of the Pecos

1936

Supervising Film Editor

5.5
Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa

1936

Editor

7.9
The Leathernecks Have Landed

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

Supervising Film Editor

5.0
Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady

1935

Supervising Film Editor

4.0
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

Editor

6.7
Streamline Express

Streamline Express

1935

Editor

4.7
Hitch Hike Lady

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

Editor

6.8