Joseph H. Lewis

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 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

  • Title: Joseph H. Lewis
  • Popularity: 2.399
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1907-04-06
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Joseph H. Lewis Movies

  • 1997
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    Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

    Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

    8 1997 HD

    Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining his early life in Hungary and Germany through his...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Robert Clarke

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  • 1950
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    A Lady Without Passport

    A Lady Without Passport

    5.119 1950 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Hedy Lamarr

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  • 1955
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    The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

    7 1955 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cornel Wilde

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  • 1941
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    Invisible Ghost

    Invisible Ghost

    5.2 1941 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Bela Lugosi

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  • 1949
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    The Undercover Man

    The Undercover Man

    6.2 1949 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Glenn Ford

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  • 1940
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    Pride of the Bowery

    Pride of the Bowery

    6.1 1940 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Leo Gorcey

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  • 1957
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    The Halliday Brand

    The Halliday Brand

    6.1 1957 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Joseph Cotten

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  • 1953
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    Cry of the Hunted

    Cry of the Hunted

    5.8 1953 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Vittorio Gassman

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  • 1946
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    So Dark the Night

    So Dark the Night

    6 1946 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Steven Geray

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  • 1942
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    The Mad Doctor of Market Street

    The Mad Doctor of Market Street

    5.2 1942 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Lionel Atwill

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  • 1945
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    My Name Is Julia Ross

    My Name Is Julia Ross

    6.679 1945 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Nina Foch

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  • 1956
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    7th Cavalry

    7th Cavalry

    5.8 1956 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Randolph Scott

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  • 1955
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    A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

    5.4 1955 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Randolph Scott

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  • 1936
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    Sharad of Atlantis

    Sharad of Atlantis

    4.4 1936 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Ray Corrigan

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  • 1958
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    Terror in a Texas Town

    Terror in a Texas Town

    6.7 1958 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Sterling Hayden

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  • 1945
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    The Falcon in San Francisco

    The Falcon in San Francisco

    6.1 1945 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tom Conway

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  • 1950
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    Gun Crazy

    Gun Crazy

    7.5 1950 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Peggy Cummins

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  • 1942
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    Bombs Over Burma

    Bombs Over Burma

    5 1942 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Anna May Wong

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  • 1940
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    Boys of the City

    Boys of the City

    5.4 1940 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bobby Jordan

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  • 1952
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    Desperate Search

    Desperate Search

    5.7 1952 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Howard Keel

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  • 1935
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    Hitch Hike Lady

    Hitch Hike Lady

    6.8 1935 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alison Skipworth

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  • 1952
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    Retreat, Hell!

    Retreat, Hell!

    6.3 1952 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Lovejoy

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  • 1935
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    The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

    The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

    6.7 1935 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Rex

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  • 1948
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    The Return of October

    The Return of October

    6.4 1948 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Glenn Ford

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  • 1941
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    Criminals Within

    Criminals Within

    6.5 1941 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Eric Linden

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  • 1937
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    Navy Spy

    Navy Spy

    2 1937 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Conrad Nagel

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  • 1937
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    The Gold Racket

    The Gold Racket

    4 1937 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Conrad Nagel

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  • 1940
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    The Man from Tumbleweeds

    The Man from Tumbleweeds

    3 1940 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Bill Elliott

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  • 1942
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    The Silver Bullet

    The Silver Bullet

    4 1942 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Johnny Mack Brown

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  • 1942
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    Bombs Over Burma

    Bombs Over Burma

    5 1942 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Anna May Wong

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  • 1940
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    The Return of Wild Bill

    The Return of Wild Bill

    1 1940 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Bill Elliott

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  • 1938
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    The Singing Outlaw

    The Singing Outlaw

    1 1938 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Bob Baker

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  • 1948
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    The Swordsman

    The Swordsman

    1 1948 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Larry Parks

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  • 1942
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    Secrets of a Co-Ed

    Secrets of a Co-Ed

    2 1942 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tina Thayer

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  • 1940
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    Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

    1 1940 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Charles Starrett

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  • 1941
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    Arizona Cyclone

    Arizona Cyclone

    4 1941 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Johnny Mack Brown

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  • 1939
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    Two-Fisted Rangers

    Two-Fisted Rangers

    3 1939 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Charles Starrett

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  • 1935
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    Streamline Express

    Streamline Express

    4.7 1935 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Victor Jory

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  • 1940
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    That Gang of Mine

    That Gang of Mine

    5.6 1940 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bobby Jordan

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  • 1944
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    Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

    5 1944 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Benny Fields

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  • 1935
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    Waterfront Lady

    Waterfront Lady

    5.5 1935 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Ann Rutherford

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  • 1938
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    The Spy Ring

    The Spy Ring

    5 1938 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: William Hall

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  • 1940
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    Blazing Six Shooters

    Blazing Six Shooters

    1 1940 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Charles Starrett

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  • 1942
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    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    1 1942 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Johnny Mack Brown

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  • 1938
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    The Last Stand

    The Last Stand

    1 1938 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Bob Baker

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  • 1938
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    Border Wolves

    Border Wolves

    1 1938 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Bob Baker

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  • 1937
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    Courage of the West

    Courage of the West

    1 1937 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Bob Baker

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  • 1955
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    Man on a Bus

    Man on a Bus

    4 1955 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Broderick Crawford

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  • 1966
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    Bat Men of Africa

    Bat Men of Africa

    1 1966 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Clyde Beatty

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  • 1961
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    5 1961 HD

    The Investigators is a short-lived American adventure/drama television series that aired on CBS from October 5, to December 28, 1961.

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: James Franciscus

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  • 1975
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    6.5 1975 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: James Arness

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  • 1970
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    6.9 1970 HD

    Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Fess Parker

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  • 1969
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    6 1969 HD

    The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck,...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck

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  • 1963
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    7 1963 HD

    The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Chuck Connors

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  • 1966
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    6.4 1966 HD

    Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Chuck Connors

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  • 1962
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    5.6 1962 HD

    The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Robert Taylor

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