Joseph M. Newman
August 7, 1909 · 117 years old
From Wikipedia Joseph M. Newman was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film This Island Earth. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the now defunct category of Assistant Director, for David Copperfield (1935) and San Francisco (1936). Newman's credits include episodes of The…
Known For
10 titles
This Island Earth
Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
Love Nest
Two married New Yorkers purchase an old, run-down building full of colorful tenants.
Abandoned
Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket. Unwed mothers are forced to sell their babies for adoption.
Fort Massacre
A cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.
The Gunfight at Dodge City
After his brother the sheriff is murdered, Bat Masterson is elected to the job and is determined to find the killer and make Dodge City safe.
A Thunder of Drums
The trials and tribulations of bitter veteran Captain Maddocks and argumentative rookie Lieutenant McQuade at a cavalry desert outpost.
Pony Soldier
In 1876, a Canadian North West Mounted Police Constable must obtain the release of white hostages captured by the Cree tribes that are raiding Montana from their Canadian reservation.
Death in Small Doses
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
The George Raft Story
Dancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict with gangster boss Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), he is exiled to Hollywoood, where he wins a role in the film "Scarface" and ...
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC.