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Joseph H. Lewis (1907–2000)

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The term 'style over content' fits the director Joseph H. Lewis like a glove. Able to elevate basically mundane and mediocre low-budget material to sublime cinematic art, has gained him a substantial cult following among movie buffs. The Bonnie & Clyde look-alike Gun Crazy, shot within 30 days on a budget of $400,000... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 93) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1965-1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
– The Man from Nowhere (1966)
– Night of the Wolf (1965)
– Boots with My Father's Name (1965)
 
1965-1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
– The Death of Matthew Eldridge (1966)
– Plunder (1966)
– Incident at Dry Creek (1965)
 
1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Thursday's Child (1965)
– One Killer on Ice (1965)
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
– The Vindicators (1965)
 
1964 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– Pompey (1964)
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
– The Quality of Mercy (1963)
 
1958-1963 The Rifleman (TV series)
– Old Tony (1963)
– The Guest (1963)
– The Bullet (1963)
– And the Devil Makes Five (1963)
– The Sidewinder (1963)
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1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– The Hook (1962)
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
– The Dead End Man (1961)
– Something for Charity (1961)
– The Mind's Own Fire (1961)
– Panic Wagon (1961)
– Death Leaves a Tip (1961)
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1959 The Detectives (TV series)
– My Name Is Tommy (1959)
– The Hiding Place (1959)
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
– Corporal Hardy (1959)
 
1959 The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli (TV movie)
 
1958 Terror in a Texas Town
 
1957 The Halliday Brand
 
1956 7th Cavalry
 
1955 A Lawless Street
 
1955 The Big Combo (as Joseph Lewis)
 
1955 Man on a Bus (short)
 
1953 Cry of the Hunted
 
1952 Desperate Search (as Joseph Lewis)
 
1952 Retreat, Hell!
 
1950 A Lady Without Passport
 
1950 Gun Crazy
 
1949 The Undercover Man
 
1948 The Return of October
 
1948 The Swordsman
 
1946 So Dark the Night
 
1945 My Name Is Julia Ross
 
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
 
1944 Minstrel Man
 
1943 Criminals Within (as Joseph Lewis)
 
1942 Secrets of a Co-Ed
 
1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa
 
1942 The Silver Bullet
 
1942 Bombs Over Burma
 
1942 The Mad Doctor of Market Street
 
1941 Arizona Cyclone
 
1941 Invisible Ghost
 
1940 Pride of the Bowery
 
1940 That Gang of Mine
 
1940 Boys of the City
 
1940 The Return of Wild Bill
 
1940 Texas Stagecoach
 
1940 The Man from Tumbleweeds
 
1940 Blazing Six Shooters
 
1939 Two-Fisted Rangers
 
1938 The Last Stand
 
1938 Border Wolves
 
1938 The Spy Ring
 
1937 The Singing Outlaw
 
1937 Courage of the West
 
1937 The Gold Racket (uncredited)
 
1937 Navy Spy (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
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1956 Indestructible Man (supervising editor - uncredited)
 
1937 The Gold Racket (supervising editor)
 
1937 Navy Spy (supervising editor)
 
1936 Daniel Boone (supervising editor)
 
1936 The Devil on Horseback (supervising editor)
 
1936 Undersea Kingdom (supervising editor)
 
1936 Hearts in Bondage (supervising editor)
 
1936 The Singing Cowboy (supervising editor)
 
1936 The Harvester (supervising editor)
 
1936 Comin' 'Round the Mountain (supervising editor)
 
1936 King of the Pecos (supervising editor)
 
1936 Red River Valley (supervising editor)
 
1936 The Return of Jimmy Valentine (supervising editor)
 
1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed (supervising editor)
 
1936 Darkest Africa (supervising editor)
 
1936 Dancing Feet (supervising editor)
 
1936 The Leavenworth Case (supervising editor)
 
1935 Hitch Hike Lady (supervising editor)
 
1935 The Singing Vagabond (supervising editor)
 
1935 The Fighting Marines (supervising editor)
 
1935 Sagebrush Troubadour (supervising editor)
 
1935 Harmony Lane (supervising editor)
 
1935 1,000 Dollars a Minute (supervising editor)
 
1935 Melody Trail (supervising editor)
 
1935 Confidential (supervising editor)
 
1935 Waterfront Lady (supervising editor)
 
1935 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (supervising editor)
 
1935 The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (supervising editor)
 
1935 Ladies Crave Excitement (supervising editor)
 
1935 The Headline Woman (supervising editor)
 
1935 One Frightened Night (supervising editor)
 
1935 The Miracle Rider (supervising editor)
 
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1936 The House of a Thousand Candles (supervising editor - uncredited)
 
1936 Laughing Irish Eyes
 
1935 Streamline Express
 
1935 The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
 
1935 Behind the Green Lights (as Joseph Lewis)
 
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1980 Death on Credit
 
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1946 The Jolson Story (director: production numbers)
 
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2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
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– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
 
1997 Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (documentary)
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1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
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1987 As Simple as That: Joseph H. Lewis in Hollywood
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Alternate Names:

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Personal Quote:

[explaining how he got the nickname "Wagon Wheel Joe"] I carried a box filled with different wagon wheels. Whenever I'd come to a scene which was just disgraceful in dialogue and all, I'd place a wagon wheel in one portion of the frame, and make an artistic shot out of it, so by the time the scene was over you only saw the artistic value and couldn't analyze what the scene was about. See more »

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Brother of Ben Lewis. See more »

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