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Phil Rosen
Director 1888 - 1951

Phil Rosen

Marienburg, East Prussia, Germany [now Malbork, Pomorskie, Poland]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phil Rosen (8 May 1888 – 22 October 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed 142 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Marienburg, West Prussia (now Malbork, Poland) and died in Hollywood, California. He... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

26 titles
The Shadow Returns

The Shadow Returns

Phil Rosen, William Beaudine 1946 1h 1m

The Shadow (Kane Richmond) cracks a case of missing jewels, murder and plastics.

Step by Step

Step by Step

Phil Rosen 1946 1h 2m 7.0

Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny.

The Scarlet Clue

The Scarlet Clue

Phil Rosen 1945 1h 5m 6.0

Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.

The Red Dragon

The Red Dragon

Phil Rosen 1945 1h 4m 4.0

Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.

The Jade Mask

The Jade Mask

Phil Rosen 1945 1h 6m 6.5

The latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government and involves the disappearance of a scientist named Harper, who was working on an extremely important serum. When the scientist is killed, Chan must sort through all very likely suspects, including the man's sister and his butler.

Return of the Ape Man

Return of the Ape Man

Phil Rosen 1944 1h

The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant.

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Phil Rosen 1944 1h 3m 5.7

Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

Phil Rosen 1944 1h 6m 5.3

To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.

Black Magic

Black Magic

Phil Rosen 1944 1h 7m 5.3

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.

Mystery of Marie Roget

Mystery of Marie Roget

Phil Rosen 1942 1h 1m

A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.

Man with Two Lives

Man with Two Lives

Phil Rosen 1942 1h 5m 5.0

A man is brought back from death at the same time a vicious criminal dies in the electric chair. However, the man's soul is now taken over by the electrocuted gangster, who embarks on a vengeful crime wave.

Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

Phil Rosen 1941 1h 5m 5.0

A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.

Paper Bullets

Paper Bullets

Phil Rosen 1941 1h 12m

Circumstances force naive Dorothy Adams into serving an unjust prison term, but she emerges from it a cynical criminal who rises to power in the local crime organization.

Queen of the Yukon

Queen of the Yukon

Phil Rosen 1940 1h 13m

The owner of an Alaskan gambling boat and her business partner help thwart a crooked businessman who attempts to steal claims from local miners.

Phantom of Chinatown

Phantom of Chinatown

Phil Rosen 1940 1h 2m 5.0

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Phil Rosen 1936 1h 8m 6.0

It opens in 1926 when three bank robbers, Theodore Kedrich, Jan Imarski, and Petra Lonelli, stage a daring daylight bank robbery and get away with a million dollars in cash. They are soon apprehended and sent to prison for ten years but the money is not recovered.

Easy Money

Easy Money

Phil Rosen 1936 1h 10m 4.0

Dan Adams resigns his position as prosecutor on the district attorney's staff and sets out to clean up a gang of fake-accident racketeers. He gets a job with an insurance company, and assures the company president he will get the goods on the gang or die in the attempt.

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

Phil Rosen 1934 1h 8m 6.0

A recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back in any more trouble, but his peaceful existence is disrupted when a mysterious woman arrives.

Beggars in Ermine

Beggars in Ermine

Phil Rosen 1934 1h 12m 6.0

John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill.

The Sphinx

The Sphinx

Phil Rosen 1933 1h 4m

A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed.

Texas Gun Fighter

Texas Gun Fighter

Phil Rosen 1932 1h 3m 7.0

Bill Dane and Banty quit Kell's outlaw gang. When Dane prevents Kell and his men from getting a bullion shipment, he is made Sheriff. Learning Dane is Sheriff, Kell and gang return, force Dane to give them the bullion, and make Dane a prisoner. Escaping, Dane trails the gang and engages them in a gunfight while his horse Tarzan goes for help.

Lena Rivers

Lena Rivers

Phil Rosen 1932 1h 7m 9.0

Young Lena Rivers, who was born out of wedlock, goes to live with a rich uncle. Unfortunately, her uncle's wife and daughter make no secret of their dislike of Lena and that they don't want her in their family.

Klondike

Klondike

Phil Rosen 1932 1h 8m 6.0

Dr. Robert Cromwell performs a delicate operation, that has never been done before, and the patient dies. Charged with malpractice and manslaughter, his trial is national news but the jury acquits him.

Branded Men

Branded Men

Phil Rosen 1931 1h 3m

When Rod, Ramrod, and Half-A-Rod ride into Steep Gulch, they immediately become Sheriffs. The previous Sheriffs have been killed by Mace and his gang who don't wait long before they make an attempt on the new trio.

Arizona Terror

Arizona Terror

Phil Rosen 1931 1h 5m

Captain Porter's scheme is to buy livestock and then have his men show up later to kill the buyer and retrieve the money. When his men kill the next victim, he frames the Arizonian for the murder. The Arizonian escapes the law and joins up with the outlaw Vasquez. Knowing Porter's scheme, he plans to trap him by using Vasquez as the next buyer.

The Phantom in the House

The Phantom in the House

Phil Rosen 1929 1h 4m 4.0

A man is blamed for a murder that was actually committed by his wife.

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