Edgar Lewis on AllMovie

After cutting his teeth on stage, Edgar Lewis entered films as an actor and writer in 1911. Three years later, Lewis made his directorial bow. His pre-WW I efforts in this capacity included the historical spectacle Samson (1915) and the racial-tolerance petition The Nigger (1915). In the 1920's Lewis devoted himself to action-adventure and western fare. Talkies ended Edgar Lewis' career as a director; he briefly returned to screen acting in 1931 in a brace of budget westerns.