Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907—August 30, 2000) 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.

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  • Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907—August 30, 2000) 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, 1949's Gun Crazy, which spotlighted a desperate young couple who embark on a deadly crime spree.
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  • 1907-04-06
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  • 1907
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  • 2000
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  • 2000-08-30
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  • Joseph H. Lewis
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  • Film director
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  • Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907—August 30, 2000) 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.
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  • Joseph H. Lewis
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  • Joseph H.
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  • Joseph H. Lewis
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