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Title: Phil Karlson Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1954-1969
Collection number: 345
Creator:
Karlson, Phil, 1908-
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Phil Karlson (1908- ) was born Philip N. Karlstein. He worked in many positions at Universal Studios, including propman, film
editor, associate producer, and finally as feature editor in 1944. He was known for directing realistic crime films. The collection
consists of screenplays and related materials of motion pictures directed byKarlson. Most screenplays are heavily annotated,
and some contain drawings, timing notes, schedules, memos, and cast lists.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold
the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phil Karlson.
[Identification of item], Phil Karlson Papers (Collection 345). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1972958
Karlson was born Philip N. Karlstein on July 2, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois; studied law at Loyola Marymount University in Los
Angeles; worked in many positions at Universal Studios, including propman, film editor, associate producer, and finally as
feature editor in 1944; became known for directing realistic crime films, including
Scandal sheet (1952),
99 River street (1953),
Tight spot,
Five against the house, and
the Phenix city story (all 1955),
The brothers Rico (1957), and
Walking tall (1973).
Collection consists of screenplays and related materials of motion pictures directed by Phil Karlson. Most screenplays are
heavily annotated, and some contain drawings, timing notes, schedules, memos, and cast lists. Also includes a television script
for the final draft pilot of
The untouchables.
Arranged in the following series:
- Tight spot, Five against the house, Gunman's walk, Key witness (Box 1).
- The young doctors, Kid Galahad, Rampage, The silencers (Box 2).
- The hornet's nest, The untouchables (final draft pilot screenplay for television) (Box 3).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Karlson, Phil, 1908- --Archives.
Motion picture producers and directors--California, Southern--Archives.
Screenplays.