Phil Rosen

Phil Rosen
Phil Rosen (1920)
Born	(1888-05-08)May 8, 1888 Olinka, Congress Poland
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

Phil Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed 142 films between 1915 and 1949.

He was born in Olinka, in Congress Poland, 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.

Selected filmography

• The Heart of Maryland (1915)
• 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)
• Roarin' Dan (1920)
• The Sheriff's Oath (1920)
• The Road to Divorce (1920)
• Across the Continent (1922)
• The Bonded Woman (1922)
• The Young Rajah (1922)
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
• The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
• The Phantom in the House (1929)
• The Devil's Mate (1933) remade by Rosen as I Killed That Man (1941)
• The Sphinx (1933) remade by Rosen as Phantom Killer (1942)
• A Lost Lady (1934)
• Little Men (1934)
• Forbidden Territory (1934)
• Three of a Kind (1936)
• Queen of the Yukon (1940)
• Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
• The Deadly Game (1941)
• Spooks Run Wild (1941)
• Roar of the Press (1941)
• 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 Secret of St. Ives (1949)

External links

• Phil Rosen at IMDb
• Phil Rosen at Find a Grave