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Joseph H. Lewis

Born 6 Apr 1907 in New York City, New York, USADied 30 Aug 2000aged 9379 credits

​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

Joseph H. Lewis war ein US-amerikanischer B-Movie-Regisseur. Obwohl er Anfang der 1940er-Jahre sowohl mit Béla Lugosi als auch mit Lionel Atwill im Horror-Genre zusammenarbeitete, ist er vor allem für seine Film-noir-Werke der späten 1940er- und 1950er-Jahre bekannt. Sein gefeiertster Film, Gun Crazy (1949), ist eine düstere Romanze über Waffenbesessenheit und zeichnet sich durch seine Verwendung von Originalschauplätzen aus. Zu Beginn seiner Karriere (1937–1940), als Lewis kostengünstige Western drehte, erhielt er von den Studioeditoren den spöttischen Spitznamen „Wagon-Wheel Joe“, da er gerne Wagenräder für interessante Bildkompositionen im Bild verwendete. Sein Musicalfilm „Minstrel Man“ aus dem Jahr 1944 mit Sänger Benny Fields in der Hauptrolle gilt als einer der besten Filme, die je von der Low-Budget-Produktionsfirma PRC Pictures gedreht wurden. Gegen Ende seiner Karriere arbeitete Lewis für das Fernsehen und führte hauptsächlich bei Western Regie: „Westlich von Santa Fé“, „Bonanza“, „Big Valley“, „Rauchende Colts“ und der Pilotfolge von „Geächtet“.

Directing (39)

Terror in a Texas Town
Terror in a Texas Town1958 · Director
The Halliday Brand
The Halliday Brand1957 · Director
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry1956 · Director
A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street1955 · Director
The Big Combo
The Big Combo1955 · Director
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted1953 · Director
Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell!1952 · Director
Desperate Search
Desperate Search1952 · director
A Lady Without Passport
A Lady Without Passport1950 · Director
Gun Crazy
Gun Crazy1950 · Director
The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man1949 · Director
The Swordsman
The Swordsman1948 · Director
The Return of October
The Return of October1948 · Director
So Dark the Night
So Dark the Night1946 · Director
My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross1945 · Director
The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco1945 · Director
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man1944 · Director
Bombs Over Burma
Bombs Over Burma1942 · Director
Secrets of a Co-Ed
Secrets of a Co-Ed1942 · Director
The Silver Bullet
The Silver Bullet1942 · Director
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Mad Doctor of Market Street1942 · Director
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Boss of Hangtown Mesa1942 · Director
Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost1941 · director
Arizona Cyclone
Arizona Cyclone1941 · Director
Criminals Within
Criminals Within1941 · director
Boys of the City
Boys of the City1940 · Director
Pride of the Bowery
Pride of the Bowery1940 · Director
Blazing Six Shooters
Blazing Six Shooters1940 · Director
That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine1940 · Director
Texas Stagecoach
Texas Stagecoach1940 · Director
The Return of Wild Bill
The Return of Wild Bill1940 · Director
The Man from Tumbleweeds
The Man from Tumbleweeds1940 · Director
Two-Fisted Rangers
Two-Fisted Rangers1939 · Director
The Last Stand
The Last Stand1938 · Director
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring1938 · Director
Border Wolves
Border Wolves1938 · Director
Navy Spy
Navy Spy1937 · Director
Courage of the West
Courage of the West1937 · Director
The Singing Outlaw
The Singing Outlaw1937 · Director

Acting (3)

Writing (1)

Crew (36)

The Gold Racket
The Gold Racket1937 · supervising film editor
Navy Spy
Navy Spy1937 · supervising film editor
The Singing Cowboy
The Singing Cowboy1936 · supervising film editor
Undersea Kingdom
Undersea Kingdom1936 · supervising film editor
The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landed1936 · supervising film editor
Laughing Irish Eyes
Laughing Irish Eyes1936 · supervising film editor
King of the Pecos
King of the Pecos1936 · supervising film editor
The House of a Thousand Candles
The House of a Thousand Candles1936 · supervising film editor
Hearts in Bondage
Hearts in Bondage1936 · supervising film editor
The Harvester
The Harvester1936 · supervising film editor
The Girl from Mandalay
The Girl from Mandalay1936 · supervising editor
The Devil on Horseback
The Devil on Horseback1936 · supervising film editor
Darkest Africa
Darkest Africa1936 · supervising film editor
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone1936 · supervising film editor
Dancing Feet
Dancing Feet1936 · supervising film editor
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Comin' 'Round the Mountain1936 · supervising film editor
The Leavenworth Case
The Leavenworth Case1936 · supervising film editor
Red River Valley
Red River Valley1936 · supervising film editor
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
The Return of Jimmy Valentine1936 · supervising film editor
The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabond1935 · supervising film editor
Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Lady1935 · supervising film editor
$1000 a Minute
$1000 a Minute1935 · supervising film editor
Melody Trail
Melody Trail1935 · supervising film editor
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement1935 · supervising film editor
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Tumbling Tumbleweeds1935 · supervising film editor
Streamline Express
Streamline Express1935 · supervising film editor
Sagebrush Troubadour
Sagebrush Troubadour1935 · supervising film editor
One Frightened Night
One Frightened Night1935 · supervising film editor
Hitch Hike Lady
Hitch Hike Lady1935 · supervising film editor
The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider1935 · supervising film editor
The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman1935 · supervising film editor
Harmony Lane
Harmony Lane1935 · supervising film editor
The Fighting Marines
The Fighting Marines1935 · supervising film editor
Confidential
Confidential1935 · supervising film editor
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty1935 · Editor
Behind the Green Lights
Behind the Green Lights1935 · supervising film editor