Directing
Phil Karlson
- Titles
- 61movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1944 to 1975, busiest in 1946 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 53titles as director
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Scandal Sheet87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Crime5.8average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Violence5.1average 4.3
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
- Adrenaline5.6average 5.1
- Politics3.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
- Social Commentary3.9, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Tension 3
- Intrigue 3
- Heroic Underdog 2
- Showbiz 2
- Lighthearted 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George DuningComposerGunman's Walk, 5 Against the House, Ladies of the Chorus, Tight Spot, Scandal Sheet, +2 more- BBurnett GuffeyCinematographerKid Galahad, The Silencers, Hell to Eternity, Tight Spot, Scandal Sheet, +1 more
- JJerome ThomsEditorGunman's Walk, 5 Against the House, Scandal Sheet, Mask of the Avenger, The Brigand, +1 more
Jonathan HaleActorScandal Sheet, Wife Wanted, Rocky, Black Gold, G.I. Honeymoon- WWilliam A. SicknerCinematographerLouisiana, Dark Alibi, The Missing Lady, Bowery Bombshell, There Goes Kelly
Kathryn GrantActorGunman's Walk, 5 Against the House, The Phenix City Story, The Brothers Rico
William BishopActorThe Texas Rangers, Lorna Doone, Adventures in Silverado, Thunderhoof- GGeorge CallahanWriterDark Alibi, The Missing Lady, The Shanghai Cobra, Behind the Mask
John PayneActorKansas City Confidential, 99 River Street, Hell's Island
Teala LoringActorDark Alibi, Wife Wanted, Bowery Bombshell
Irving BaconActorRocky, Adventures in Silverado, The Big Cat
Kane RichmondActorThe Missing Lady, Black Gold, Behind the Mask
Movies and TV shows
611970s
4 titles · average score 58
65
Framed (1975)
Director
64
Walking Tall (1973)
Director
55
Ben (1972)
Director
48
Hornets' Nest (1970)
Director
1960s
10 titles · average score 55
51
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Director
51
Alexander The Great (1968)
Director
36
A Time for Killing (1967)
Director
57
The Silencers (1966)
Director
46
Rampage (1963)
Director
54
Kid Galahad (1962)
Director
58
The Young Doctors (1961)
Director
58
The Secret Ways (1961)
Director
70
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Director
65
Key Witness (1960)
Director
1950s
16 titles · average score 65
75
Gunman's Walk (1958)
Director
59
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Director
48
5 Against the House (1955)
Director
85
The Phenix City Story (1955)
Director
64
Tight Spot (1955)
Director
49
Hell's Island (1955)
Director
56
They Rode West (1954)
Director
87
99 River Street (1953)
Director
87
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Director
60
The Texas Rangers (1951)
Director
56
Mask of the Avenger (1951)
Director
1940s
26 titles · average score 54
59
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
Director
Adventures in Silverado (1948)
Director
43
Black Gold (1947)
Director
Louisiana (1947)
Director
49
Dark Alibi (1946)
Director
58
Live Wires (1946)
Director
37
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Director
51
The Missing Lady (1946)
Director
64
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
Director
Wife Wanted (1946)
Director
62
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
Director
1930s
5 titles · average score 62
68
Werewolf of London (1935)
Assistant Director
54
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
Assistant Director
Manhattan Moon (1935)
Assistant Director
66
Great Expectations (1934)
Assistant Director
Romance in the Rain (1934)
Assistant Director