Category: Phil Karlson

  • He Directed Gripping Noirs … But You May Not Recognize His Name

    He Directed Gripping Noirs … But You May Not Recognize His Name

    John Payne, Lee Van Cleef, Neville Brand, Preston Foster,  “Kansas City Confidential” (1952). By Paul Parcellin Everything seemed to come together for Phil Karlson in the 1950s. It was an era in which his talent, energy and unique sensibilities were made to order for a  public with an insatiable appetite for raw, gritty crime films.…