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Phil Karlson  

  Key Noir Filmmaker  

 Expressive Esoterica 

Director
1908 - 1985 
Born July 2, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key Genres: Drama, Crime, Action  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: Burnett Guffey (Cinematographer), Kathryn Grant (Character Player), George Duning (Composer), Edward Small (Producer), John Payne (Leading Player), Brian Keith (Leading Player), Lewis J. Rachmil (Producer), William Bowers (Screenwriter), Bud Small (Editor), Robert Peterson (Production Designer)
Highly Recommended: Kansas City Confidential (1952), The Phenix City Story (1955)
Recommended: Scandal Sheet (1952), 99 River Street (1953), The Brothers Rico (1957)
Worth a Look: 5 Against the House (1955), Tight Spot (1955)
Approach with Caution: Key Witness (1960), The Silencers (1966), Walking Tall (1973)
Duds: Kid Galahad (1962)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Wikipedia ] [ Noir of the Week ] [ Classic Film and Television Home Page ] [ The Houndblog Blogspot ]
DVD's: [ Amazon ]
250 Quintessential Noir Films: Kansas City Confidential (1952), Scandal Sheet (1952), 99 River Street (1953), The Phenix City Story (1955)
 
 
 

 

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