Joseph H. Lewis

Joseph H. Lewis

film director (1907-2000)

Joseph H. Lewis was an American director and editor of film and television. In a 30-year directorial career, he directed numerous low-budget westerns, action pictures, musicals, adventures, and thrillers. His stylish B-movies came to be appreciated by auteur theory-espousing film critics in the years following his retirement in 1966.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 30 films (1937–1956) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1937 COURAGE OF THE WEST. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 BORDER WOLVES. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 THE LAST STAND. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1938 THE SPY RING. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 TWO-FISTED RANGERS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1940 Blazing Six Shooters. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels B&W
1940 Boys Of The City. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1940 Pride of the Bowery. Joseph H. Lewis 2000 16mm B&W sound
1940 Texas Stagecoach. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels B&W
1940 That Gang Of Mine. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1940 The Man From Tumbleweeds. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels B&W
1941 Arizona Cyclone. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels B&W
1941 Criminals Within. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1941 Invisible Ghost. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1941 The Mad Doctor Of Market Street. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels B&W
1942 Bombs Over Burma. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1942 Boss Of Hangtown Mesa. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels B&W
1942 Secrets of a co-ed. PRC Pictures Inc. 16mm B&W sound
1942 The Silver Bullet. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1943 Secrets Of A Co-Ed. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1944 Minstrel Man. Joseph H. Lewis 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1945 My Name Is Julia Ross. Joseph H. Lewis 65 min. B&W
1945 The Falcon In San Francisco. Joseph H. Lewis 66 min. B&W
1946 So Dark The Night. Joseph H. Lewis 8 reels B&W
1947 The Swordsman. Joseph H. Lewis 81 min. 35mm Color sound
1948 The Return Of October. Joseph H. Lewis 87 min. 35mm Color sound
1949 Undercover Man. Joseph H. Lewis 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Desperate Search Joseph H. Lewis 73 min B&W
1952 Retreat, Hell! Joseph H. Lewis 88 min B&W
1956 7th Cavalry Joseph H. Lewis 75 min Color