Joseph H. Lewis

Active - 1935 - 1997  |   Birth - Apr 6, 1907  |   Death - Aug 30, 2000  |   Genres - Drama, Western, Crime, Action-Adventure, Thriller | Subgenres - Western Film, Film Noir, Psychological Thriller Film, Comedy Thriller, Funimation

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Joseph H. Lewis was an American B-movie film director whose stylish flourishes came to be appreciated by auteur theory-espousing film critics in the years following his retirement in 1966. In a 30-year directorial career, he helmed numerous low-budget westerns, action pictures and thrillers and is remembered for original mysteries My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) and So Dark the Night (1946) as well as his most-highly regarded feature, 1950's Gun Crazy, which spotlighted a desperate young couple who embark on a deadly crime spree.

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