Top Ten Movies - Joseph H Lewis
by milam_ogden | created - 02 Jan 2014 | updated - 02 Jan 2014 | PublicJoseph H Lewis was an innovative director who made 78 films over his career. His two greatest films were Gun Crazy released in 1950 and The Big Combo released in 1955. He began his career in 1935 with a job at Mascot Pictures. Lewis worked in television from 1957 to 1968. Here are my top 10 movies from Lewis.
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1. Gun Crazy (1950)
Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: John Dall, Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky
Votes: 14,824
2. The Big Combo (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A police lieutenant is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He goes after Brown's girlfriend, who despises him, for information instead.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy
Votes: 8,616
3. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Julia Ross secures employment through a rather nosy employment agency, with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. 2 days later, she awakens - in a different house, in... See full summary »
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Nina Foch, May Whitty, George Macready, Roland Varno
Votes: 3,744
4. The Undercover Man (1949)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Treasury Department agent Frank Warren takes on the case of a mob leader who has evaded paying taxes on his ill-gotten gains.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley
Votes: 1,403
5. So Dark the Night (1946)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Paris police detective Cassin has a well needed vacation at a rural inn, where the owners' adult daughter shows interest in him but she has a jealous boyfriend. Will Cassin need his skills?
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden, Ann Codee
Votes: 1,425
6. Behind the Green Lights (1935)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama
Dave Britten, a bright young detective in the police force, captures one of J. C. Owen's henchmen and charges him with robbery. Owen then hires Raymond Cortell, a crooked lawyer, to act as ... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Norman Foster, Judith Allen, Sidney Blackmer, Purnell Pratt
Votes: 84
7. The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Tom Conway, Paula Corday, Edward Brophy, Sharyn Moffett
Votes: 802
8. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
Approved | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
During the 1950s, an undercover U.S. Immigration investigator travels to Cuba to bust a crime ring that smuggles illegal-aliens into the USA but he falls in love with a smuggled woman.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, John Hodiak, James Craig, George Macready
Votes: 917
9. Cry of the Hunted (1953)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A fugitive is pursued by a lawman who is obsessed with his capture.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Barry Sullivan, Polly Bergen, William Conrad
Votes: 531
10. The Headline Woman (1935)
Approved | 71 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the daughter of a newspaper publisher is falsely charged with murder, a reporter on her father's paper goes into hiding with her. At first hoping to get an exclusive story, the ... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Heather Angel, Roger Pryor, Jack La Rue, Ford Sterling
Votes: 140
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