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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Karlson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1908-07-02
- event Death Date 1985-12-12
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 3.4
- info Birth Place Chicago, Illinois
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Phil Karlson
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The Wrecking Crew
1968-12-30
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Kansas City Confidential
1952-11-11
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A Time for Killing
1967-08-01
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The Silencers
1966-02-18
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Scandal Sheet
1952-01-16
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Walking Tall
1973-02-22
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The Brothers Rico
1957-09-01
5.5
The Phenix City Story
1955-07-19
5.5
Ben
1972-06-23
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Hell to Eternity
1960-08-01
5.5
Ride the Wild Surf
1964-08-05
5.5
99 River Street
1953-08-21
5.5
Gunman's Walk
1958-07-01
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The Secret Ways
1961-04-01
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Framed
1975-08-01
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The Shanghai Cobra
1945-09-29
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Dark Alibi
1946-05-25
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5 Against the House
1955-06-10
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Hell's Island
1955-05-06
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Swing Parade of 1946
1946-03-19
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Ladies of the Chorus
1948-12-30
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Kid Galahad
1962-11-29
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Tight Spot
1955-03-19
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Hornets' Nest
1970-09-08
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Bowery Bombshell
1946-07-20
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Key Witness
1960-10-06
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Rampage
1963-10-09
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Wife Wanted
1946-11-02
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They Rode West
1954-12-04
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Seven Sinners
1940-10-25
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Live Wires
1946-01-12
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The Flame of New Orleans
1941-07-07
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Behind the Mask
1946-05-25
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The Missing Lady
1946-08-17
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Mask of the Avenger
1951-06-27
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The Big Cat
1949-04-01
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The Scarface Mob
1959-04-19
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The Young Doctors
1961-08-23
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The Brigand
1952-06-24
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G.I. Honeymoon
1945-04-06
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Lorna Doone
1951-05-31
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Down Memory Lane
1949-08-01
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The Texas Rangers
1951-06-03
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Alexander The Great
1968-01-26
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Rocky
1948-01-17
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Adventures in Silverado
1948-03-25
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The Iroquois Trail
1950-06-15
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There Goes Kelly
1945-02-16
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Thunderhoof
1948-07-08
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Black Gold
1947-09-16
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Kilroy Was Here
1947-07-19
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It Started with Eve
1941-09-26
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A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944-10-07
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Werewolf of London
1935-05-13
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In the Navy
1941-05-30
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Manhattan Moon
1935-07-01
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The Invisible Man Returns
1940-01-12
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Louisiana
1947-11-15
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Romance in the Rain
1934-08-13
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Great Expectations
1934-10-22
5.5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06
5.5
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05
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The Untouchables
1959-10-15