Phil Rosen


Philip E. Rosen was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949.
He was born in Marienburg, German Empire, grew up in Machias, Maine, and died in Hollywood, California, of a heart attack. He was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers. 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.

Selected filmography

The [Heart of Maryland (1915 film)|The Heart of Maryland] Sin Blazing Love Romeo and Juliet Her Greatest Love Heart and Soul The Spreading Dawn The Double Hold-Up The Jay Bird West Is Best The [Greatest Love (1920 film)|The Greatest Love] Under Crimson Skies Roarin' Dan The Sheriff's Oath The Road to Divorce Are All Men Alike? The Path She Chose The Road to Divorce Ladies Must Live The Lure of Youth The Little Fool Extravagance Across the Continent The Bonded Woman The Young Rajah Handle with Care Abraham Lincoln The Heart of a Siren The White Monkey Wandering Footsteps The Adorable Deceiver Rose of the Tenements A [Woman's Heart (film)|A Woman's Heart] California or Bust The Cancelled Debt Closed Gates The Woman Who Did Not Care Stolen Pleasures In the First Degree Pretty Clothes Thumbs Down Stranded Undressed Burning Up Broadway The Apache Modern Mothers The Branded Man The Phantom in the House The Faker The Rampant Age Second Honeymoon Alias – the Bad Man The Pocatello Kid Two Gun Man Self Defense Young Blood Whistlin' Dan The Gay Buckaroo A Man's Land Devil's Mate remade by Rosen as I Killed That Man The Sphinx remade by Rosen as Phantom Killer Shadows of Sing Sing Hold the Press Black Beauty A Lost Lady Woman [in the Dark (1934 film)|Woman in the Dark] Little Men Forbidden Territory Take the Stand Beggars in Ermine Dangerous Corner The Unwelcome Stranger Ellis Island Three of a Kind Roaring Timber The Marines Are Here Missing Evidence Ex-Champ Queen of the Yukon Phantom of Chinatown The [Deadly Game (1941 film)|The Deadly Game] Spooks Run Wild Roar of the Press Paper Bullets The Man with Two Lives The [Mystery of Marie Roget (film)|The Mystery of Marie Roget] A Gentle Gangster Charlie Chan in the Secret Service Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat Charlie Chan in Black Magic Charlie Chan in Red Dragon Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue Charlie Chan in the Jade Mask Captain Tugboat Annie In Old New Mexico The Shadow Returns The Strange Mr. Gregory Step by Step