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Phil Karlson (born Philip N. Karlstein; July 2, 1908 – December 12, 1982) was an American film director. Later noted as a film noir specialist, Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island, all with actor John Payne, in the early 1950s. [1]
Phil Karlson (1908-1985) Director. Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Phil Karlson entered the film industry while a law student at Loyola Marymount University in California.
Phil Karlson. Director: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Phil Karlson entered the film industry while a law student at Loyola Marymount University in California. He got a job at Universal Pictures as a prop man, then worked pretty much any job they threw at him, from being an assistant director on several Bud Abbott and Lou Costello films to ...
Phil Karlson (born July 2, 1908, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died December 12, 1985, Los Angeles, California) was an American director who was best known for his film noirs of the 1950s.
Jun 22, 2017 · Director Phil Karlson’s best films – Tight Spot (1955), Five Against the House (1955), The Brothers Rico (1957), Hell to Eternity (1960) – present a consistent theme of betrayal, violence and revenge and an admirable bluntness of style.
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.
Former gag-man (for Buster Keaton), propman, studio manager and assistant director who turned out his first feature-length film in 1944. Karlson hit his stride in the 1950s with...