Phil Karlson

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2 juli 1908 — 12 december 1985 (77 år)
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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 Marymount University in California.

Karlson got into the film industry working as a prop man while a law student. After working a number of film jobs, including being an assistant director for a number of Abbott and Costello films, Karlson directed his first film in 1944 and in 1948 directed the first film starring Marilyn Monroe, Ladies of the Chorus. He worked on a number of low-budget projects for Monogram Pictures and Eagle-Lion Films before making his mark in 1950. It was then that he was known for directing tough, realistic and sometimes violent gritty crime films. In the 1960s the quality of his directed films declined, which included working on Kid Galahad (1962) with Elvis Presley and two Dean Martin Matt Helm spy films, including The Wrecking Crew (1969) co-starring Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. He had his biggest success in 1973 when he directed the hit film, Walking Tall. The film made the director a rich man many times over, thanks to the fact that he owned a huge part of the movie.

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  • 4 maskerade män
    4 maskerade män1952
  • Råttorna slår till igen
    Råttorna slår till igen1972
  • Partisanerna
    Partisanerna1970

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  • 4 maskerade män
    4 maskerade män1952
  • Omutliga sheriffen
    Omutliga sheriffen1973
  • Ett järn i elden
    Ett järn i elden1968
  • Brott i blixtljus
    Brott i blixtljus1952
  • Matt Helm - vilken toppagent!
    Matt Helm - vilken toppagent!1966
  • 99, River Street
    99, River Street1953
  • Råttorna slår till igen
    Råttorna slår till igen1972
  • Ond stad
    Ond stad1955
  • Kid Galahad
    Kid Galahad1962
  • Den osynlige mannens återkomst
    Den osynlige mannens återkomst1940
  • Polisvittnet
    Polisvittnet1955
  • Dr. Yogami från London
    Dr. Yogami från London1935
  • Sista duellen
    Sista duellen1958
  • Kupp mot spelhålan
    Kupp mot spelhålan1955
  • Mördare undanröjes
    Mördare undanröjes1957
  • Ladies of the Chorus
    Ladies of the Chorus1948
  • Från helvetet till evigheten
    Från helvetet till evigheten1960
  • Olycksfåglar till sjöss
    Olycksfåglar till sjöss1941
  • Dark Alibi
    Dark Alibi1946
  • The Shanghai Cobra
    The Shanghai Cobra1945

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