Auteur

Phil Karlson

1908–1985 · American film director

Philip N. Karlstein, known professionally as Phil Karlson, was an American film director, noted for his gritty crime films and films noir. His notable works included Kansas City Confidential (1952), Scandal Sheet, 99 River Street (1953), Hell's Island (1955), The Phenix City Story, Tight Spot, and 5 Against the House.

Phil Karlson, in order

  1. 1940 Seven Sinners: directed · critics 80%, audiences 43% · streaming on Tubi
  2. 1944 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine: directed
  3. 1945 G. I. Honeymoon: directed
  4. 1945 The Shanghai Cobra: directed · streaming on Hoopla, Prime Video (free), Fawesome
  5. 1945 There Goes Kelly: directed
  6. 1946 Behind the Mask: directed · streaming on Hoopla, Prime Video (free), Fawesome
  7. 1946 Bowery Bombshell: directed · streaming on Plex
  8. 1946 Dark Alibi: directed · audiences 20% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, Prime Video (free)
  9. 1946 Live Wires: directed · streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Prime Video (free)
  10. 1946 Swing Parade of 1946: directed · audiences 14% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Fawesome, Tubi
  11. 1946 The Missing Lady: directed
  12. 1946 Wife Wanted: directed
  13. 1947 Black Gold: directed
  14. 1947 Kilroy Was Here: directed
  15. 1947 Louisiana: directed
  16. 1948 Adventures in Silverado: directed
  17. 1948 Ladies of the Chorus: directed · audiences 48% · streaming on fuboTV, Philo
  18. 1948 Rocky: directed
  19. 1948 Thunderhoof: directed
  20. 1949 Down Memory Lane: directed
  21. 1950 The Big Cat: directed · audiences 17% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  22. 1950 The Iroquois Trail: directed
  23. 1951 Lorna Doone: directed
  24. 1951 Mask of the Avenger: directed
  25. 1951 The Texas Rangers: directed · audiences 57% · streaming on Roku Channel
  26. 1952 Kansas City Confidential: directed, wrote · critics 79%, audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  27. 1952 Scandal Sheet: directed · critics 100%, audiences 82%
  28. 1952 The Brigand: directed
  29. 1953 99 River Street: directed · critics 100%, audiences 81%
  30. 1954 They Rode West: directed · audiences 44%
  31. 1955 5 Against the House: directed · streaming on fuboTV
  32. 1955 Hell's Island: directed
  33. 1955 The Phenix City Story: directed · critics 100%, audiences 75%
  34. 1955 Tight Spot: directed · critics 67%, audiences 56%
  35. 1957 The Brothers Rico: directed
  36. 1958 Gunman's Walk: directed · streaming on YouTube (free)
  37. 1959 The Scarface Mob: directed
  38. 1960 Hell to Eternity: directed · critics 83%, audiences 46% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
  39. 1960 Key Witness: directed
  40. 1961 The Secret Ways: directed
  41. 1961 The Young Doctors: directed · audiences 50% · streaming on Prime Video, Tubi
  42. 1962 Kid Galahad: directed · critics 50%, audiences 56% · streaming on Fawesome
  43. 1963 Rampage: directed · audiences 30%
  44. 1966 The Silencers: directed · audiences 51% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  45. 1967 A Time for Killing: directed · audiences 45%
  46. 1968 Alexander the Great (TV movie): directed
  47. 1969 The Wrecking Crew: directed · audiences 44% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
  48. 1970 Hornets’ Nest: directed · audiences 30% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  49. 1972 Ben: directed · critics 60%, audiences 36% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
  50. 1973 Walking Tall: directed · critics 77%, audiences 71% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  51. 1975 Framed: directed · audiences 47%