Phil Rosen Biography
Biography
Born in Russia, director
Phil Rosen emigrated to the U.S. as a child. Entering movies as a cameraman, Rosen turned the crank on several of the
Theda Bara vehicles of the teens. His silent film credits are fitfully impressive, including the
Rudolph Valentino vehicle
The Young Rajah (1921) and the independently produced biopic
Abraham Lincoln (1925). Upon the arrival of talkies, Rosen settled without protest into the B-picture groove, helming such potboilers as Monogram's
Beggars in Ermine (1934) and Republic's
Two Wise Maids (1937). One's assessment of the artistic merits of the
Phil Rosen film canon usually rests upon one's tolerance for the director's curious teaming of the
East Side Kids and
Bela Lugosi in 1941's Spook Run Wild.
- Hal Erickson, Rovi
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