Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson, actually Philip N. Karl Stein ( born July 2, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, † December 12, 1985 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American film director.
Life
As the son of a successful Irish actress Phil Karlson learned show business in his childhood know. His first film he directed in 1944. Four years later he turned I dance in your heart, in which Marilyn Monroe played her first leading role.
In the 1950s he made a number of film noirs, including three with John Payne. In the 1960s, he brought the singer Elvis Presley and Dean Martin successfully in unfamiliar for her roles on the big screen. Elvis played under the direction of Karlson tough boxer in Kid Galahad - Hard fists, Hot Love (1962 ), a remake of the classic Kid Galahad - with hard fists from 1937, while Dean Martin was Karlson for no less hard-nosed secret agent Matt Helm and this then allowed to embody in three more films.
Karlson directed his life, mostly B-movies. Successful at the box office the strip Walking Tall (1973 ) with Joe Don Baker was in the lead role. 30 years later was a remake starring Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, Walking Tall - on your own.