Phil Karlson

Phil Karlson

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Phil Karlson (July 2, 1908, Chicago, Illinois – December 12, 1985, Los Angeles, California) was a film director known for his no-nonsense film noirs. Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island all with actor John Payne in the early 1950s. Other films include Rocky (1948), The Phenix City Story (1955), 5 Against the House (1955) and The Young Doctors (1961).

Phil Karlson was the son of popular Irish actress Lillian O'Brien.

He studied painting at Chicago's Art Institute, and law, at his father's request, at Loyola…

Filmography

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Framed ★ 6.6 Framed 1975 Walking Tall ★ 6.6 Walking Tall 1973 Ben ★ 6.0 Ben 1972 Hornets' Nest ★ 5.7 Hornets' Nest 1970 The Wrecking Crew ★ 5.7 The Wrecking Crew 1968 Alexander The Great ★ 5.8 Alexander The Great 1968 A Time for Killing ★ 4.6 A Time for Killing 1967 The Silencers ★ 6.0 The Silencers 1966 Rampage ★ 5.3 Rampage 1963 Kid Galahad ★ 6.1 Kid Galahad 1962 The Young Doctors ★ 5.8 The Young Doctors 1961 The Secret Ways ★ 5.5 The Secret Ways 1961 Key Witness ★ 6.9 Key Witness 1960 Hell to Eternity ★ 6.4 Hell to Eternity 1960 The Scarface Mob ★ 7.2 The Scarface Mob 1959 The Sunrise Gun The Sunrise Gun 1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ★ 6.3 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 Gunman's Walk ★ 6.7 Gunman's Walk 1958 The Brothers Rico ★ 6.3 The Brothers Rico 1957 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 The Phenix City Story ★ 6.5 The Phenix City Story 1955 5 Against the House ★ 5.9 5 Against the House 1955 Hell's Island ★ 5.5 Hell's Island 1955 Tight Spot ★ 6.5 Tight Spot 1955 They Rode West ★ 6.5 They Rode West 1954 99 River Street ★ 6.8 99 River Street 1953 Kansas City Confidential ★ 7.1 Kansas City Confidential 1952 The Brigand ★ 5.9 The Brigand 1952 Scandal Sheet ★ 7.0 Scandal Sheet 1952 Mask of the Avenger ★ 5.8 Mask of the Avenger 1951 The Texas Rangers ★ 6.1 The Texas Rangers 1951 Lorna Doone ★ 4.7 Lorna Doone 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 The Iroquois Trail ★ 6.6 The Iroquois Trail 1950 Down Memory Lane ★ 7.0 Down Memory Lane 1949 The Big Cat ★ 4.0 The Big Cat 1949 Ladies of the Chorus ★ 6.7 Ladies of the Chorus 1948 Thunderhoof ★ 9.0 Thunderhoof 1948 Adventures in Silverado ★ 7.0 Adventures in Silverado 1948 Rocky ★ 8.0 Rocky 1948 Louisiana ★ 9.0 Louisiana 1947 Black Gold ★ 7.0 Black Gold 1947 Kilroy Was Here ★ 5.7 Kilroy Was Here 1947 Wife Wanted ★ 7.8 Wife Wanted 1946 The Missing Lady ★ 4.8 The Missing Lady 1946 Bowery Bombshell ★ 6.5 Bowery Bombshell 1946 Dark Alibi ★ 6.3 Dark Alibi 1946 Behind the Mask ★ 5.5 Behind the Mask 1946 Swing Parade of 1946 ★ 4.6 Swing Parade of 1946 1946 Live Wires ★ 5.6 Live Wires 1946 The Shanghai Cobra ★ 6.0 The Shanghai Cobra 1945 G.I. Honeymoon ★ 8.0 G.I. Honeymoon 1945 There Goes Kelly ★ 6.0 There Goes Kelly 1945 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine ★ 7.3 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine 1944 It Started with Eve ★ 7.2 It Started with Eve 1941 The Flame of New Orleans ★ 6.5 The Flame of New Orleans 1941 In the Navy ★ 6.4 In the Navy 1941 Seven Sinners ★ 5.9 Seven Sinners 1940 The Invisible Man Returns ★ 6.3 The Invisible Man Returns 1940 Manhattan Moon ★ 9.0 Manhattan Moon 1935 Werewolf of London ★ 6.1 Werewolf of London 1935 The Mystery of Edwin Drood ★ 5.9 The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1935 Great Expectations ★ 7.0 Great Expectations 1934 Romance in the Rain ★ 9.0 Romance in the Rain 1934