Phil Rosen
American Film Director (1888–1951)
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Born | (1888-05-08)May 8, 1888 Marienburg, German Empire |
Died | October 22, 1951(1951-10-22) (aged 63) Hollywood, California |
Occupation(s) | Film director, cinematographer |
Years active | 1915–1949 |
Title | ASC Founding Member President 1918 to 1921 |
Philip E. Rosen[1] (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949.
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He was born in Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland),[2] grew up in Machias, Maine, and died in Hollywood, California, of a heart attack.[3] He was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers.[4] Rosen was married to model and actress Joyzelle Joyner.
Rosen was meant to direct The Mad Dog of Europe, a film written by Herman J. Mankiewicz with Rudolph Hitler as its central character, but the film was never made.[5]
Selected filmography
- The Heart of Maryland (1915)
- Sin (1915)
- Blazing Love (1916)
- Romeo and Juliet (1916)
- Her Greatest Love (1917)
- Heart and Soul (1917)
- The Spreading Dawn (1917)
- The Double Hold-Up (1919)
- The Jay Bird (1920)
- West Is Best (1920)
- The Greatest Love (1920)
- Under Crimson Skies (1920)
- Roarin' Dan (1920)
- The Sheriff's Oath (1920)
- The Road to Divorce (1920)
- Are All Men Alike? (1920)
- The Path She Chose (1920)
- The Road to Divorce (1920)
- Ladies Must Live (1921)
- The Lure of Youth (1921)
- The Little Fool (1921)
- Extravagance (1921)
- Across the Continent (1922)
- The Bonded Woman (1922)
- The Young Rajah (1922)
- Handle with Care (1922)
- Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- The Heart of a Siren (1925)
- The White Monkey (1925)
- Wandering Footsteps (1925)
- The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
- Rose of the Tenements (1926)
- A Woman's Heart (1926)
- California or Bust (1927)
- The Cancelled Debt (1927)
- Closed Gates (1927)
- The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927)
- Stolen Pleasures (1927)
- In the First Degree (1927)
- Pretty Clothes (1927)
- Thumbs Down (1927)
- Stranded (1927)
- Undressed (1928)
- Burning Up Broadway (1928)
- The Apache (1928)
- Modern Mothers (1928)
- The Branded Man (1928)
- The Phantom in the House (1929)
- The Faker (1929)
- The Rampant Age (1930)
- Second Honeymoon (1930)
- Alias – the Bad Man (1931)
- The Pocatello Kid (1931)
- Two Gun Man (1931)
- Self Defense (1932)
- Young Blood (1932)
- Whistlin' Dan (1932)
- The Gay Buckaroo (1932)
- A Man's Land (1932)
- Devil's Mate (1933) remade by Rosen as I Killed That Man (1941)
- The Sphinx (1933) remade by Rosen as Phantom Killer (1942)
- Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
- Hold the Press (1933)
- Black Beauty (1933)
- A Lost Lady (1934)
- Woman in the Dark (1934)
- Little Men (1934)
- Forbidden Territory (1934)
- Take the Stand (1934)
- Beggars in Ermine (1934)
- Dangerous Corner (1934)
- The Unwelcome Stranger (1935)
- Ellis Island (1936)
- Three of a Kind (1936)
- Roaring Timber (1937)
- The Marines Are Here (1938)
- Missing Evidence (1939)
- Ex-Champ (1939)
- Queen of the Yukon (1940)
- Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
- The Deadly Game (1941)
- Spooks Run Wild (1941)
- Roar of the Press (1941)
- Paper Bullets (1941)
- The Man with Two Lives (1942)
- The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
- A Gentle Gangster (1943)
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
- Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)
- Charlie Chan in Black Magic (1944)
- Charlie Chan in Red Dragon (1945)
- Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue (1945)
- Charlie Chan in the Jade Mask (1945)
- Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
- In Old New Mexico (1945)
- The Shadow Returns (1946)
- The Strange Mr. Gregory (1946)
- Step by Step (1946)
- The Secret of St. Ives (1949)
References
- ^ Pulliam, June Michele; Fonseca, Anthony J. (June 19, 2014). Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth. ABC-CLIO. p. 282. ISBN 9781440803895.
- ^ Mérigeau, Pascal; Bourgoin, Stéphane (1983). Série B (in French). Édilig. p. 189. ISBN 9782856010341.
- ^ "Phil Rosen". IMDb. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "American Cinematographer: The Founding Fathers". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ Waldman 2008, pp. 12.
Works cited
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786438617.
External links
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Films directed by Phil Rosen
- Are All Men Alike? (1920)
- The Path She Chose (1920)
- The Road to Divorce (1920)
- The Lure of Youth (1921)
- The Little Fool (1921)
- Extravagance (1921)
- The World's Champion (1922)
- The Young Rajah (1922)
- Handle With Care (1922)
- The Bonded Woman (1922)
- Across the Continent (1922)
- Being Respectable (1924)
- Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- Lovers' Lane (1924)
- This Woman (1924)
- The Bridge of Sighs (1925)
- The Heart of a Siren (1925)
- The White Monkey (1925)
- Wandering Footsteps (1925)
- Rose of the Tenements (1926)
- The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
- The Exquisite Sinner (1926)
- A Woman's Heart (1926)
- California or Bust (1927)
- The Cancelled Debt (1927)
- Closed Gates (1927)
- The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927)
- The Cruel Truth (1927)
- Stolen Pleasures (1927)
- Heaven on Earth (1927)
- In the First Degree (1927)
- Pretty Clothes (1927)
- Salvation Jane (1927)
- Stranded (1927)
- Thumbs Down (1927)
- Burning Up Broadway (1928)
- Undressed (1928)
- Modern Mothers (1928)
- The Branded Man (1928)
- Marry the Girl (1928)
- The Apache (1928)
- The Peacock Fan (1929)
- The Faker (1929)
- Extravagance (1930)
- Lotus Lady (1930)
- The Rampant Age (1930)
- Second Honeymoon (1930)
- Worldly Goods (1930)
- El Codigo Penal (1930)
- Alias – the Bad Man (1931)
- Arizona Terror (1931)
- Branded Men (1931)
- The Pocatello Kid (1931)
- Two Gun Man (1931)
- Range Law (1931)
- Young Blood (1932)
- Whistlin' Dan (1932)
- The Gay Buckaroo (1932)
- The Vanishing Frontier (1932)
- A Man's Land (1932)
- Texas Gun Fighter (1932)
- Klondike (1932)
- Lena Rivers (1932)
- Self Defense (1932)
- Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
- Black Beauty (1933)
- Devil's Mate (1933)
- Kiss of Araby (1933)
- The Sphinx (1933)
- The Phantom Broadcast (1933)
- Picture Brides (1933)
- Hold the Press (1933)
- Dangerous Corner (1934)
- Take the Stand (1934)
- Cheaters (1934)
- Little Men (1934)
- Woman in the Dark (1934)
- Beggars in Ermine (1934)
- West of the Pecos (1934)
- Born to Gamble (1935)
- The Unwelcome Stranger (1935)
- Death Flies East (1935)
- The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
- Ellis Island (1936)
- Easy Money (1936)
- The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
- The President's Mystery (1936)
- It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did (1936)
- Brilliant Marriage (1936)
- Tango (1936)
- Missing Girls (1936)
- Three of a Kind (1936)
- It Could Happen to You (1937)
- Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
- Roaring Timber (1937)
- Two Wise Maids (1937)
- Youth on Parole (1937)
- The Marines Are Here (1938)
- Missing Evidence (1939)
- Ex-Champ (1939)
- Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
- Queen of the Yukon (1940)
- Forgotten Girls (1940)
- Double Alibi (1940)
- The Crooked Road (1940)
- The Deadly Game (1941)
- I Killed That Man (1941)
- Murder by Invitation (1941)
- Paper Bullets (1941)
- Roar of the Press (1941)
- Spooks Run Wild (1941)
- Road to Happiness (1941)
- The Man with Two Lives (1942)
- The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
- A Gentle Gangster (1943)
- You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
- Wings Over the Pacific (1943)
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
- The Chinese Cat (1944)
- Call of the Jungle (1944)
- Return of the Ape Man (1944)
- Army Wives (1944)
- Black Magic (1944)
- Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
- In Old New Mexico (1945)
- The Jade Mask (1945)
- The Scarlet Clue (1945)
- The Red Dragon (1946)
- The Shadow Returns (1946)
- Step By Step (1946)
- The Strange Mr. Gregory (1946)
- The Secret of St. Ives (1949)