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Honeymoon (1945), with Gale Storm, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Music. a nothing picture, but I was lucky because it was for Monogram and they didn't understand how bad it was, because they had never made anything that was any good.' However, Karlson did like his second film as director, G.

Karlson called it 'probably the worst picture ever made.

#Kevin karlson wife movie#

The resulting movie was A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944), starring comedian Henny Youngman. He was contacted by Lou Costello, who wanted to produce a film and offered Karlstein the job of directing it. Karlson, still using his real name of Philip Karlstein, took a job at Monogram Pictures, as an assistant director. In 1943, he was injured in a plane crash ending his career as a flight instructor. Karlson quit Universal in 1940 to enlist in the U.S.

He worked on It Started with Eve (1941) for Henry Koster with the studio's other big star, Deanna Durbin. Karlson did In the Navy (1941) with Abbott and Costello for Lubin, and he became friendly with Lou Costello, often pitching him gags. His credits became more distinguished: Rio (1939), with Basil Rathbone, directed by John Brahm The Invisible Man Returns (1940) and The House of the Seven Gables for May I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940), a musical You're Not So Tough (1940), for May Margie (1940), Seven Sinners (1940), with John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich for director Tay Garnett Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941), for Arthur Lubin and The Flame of New Orleans (1941), with Dietrich for RenГ© Clair. He went back to Universal where he worked as an assistant on The Black Doll (1938) The Case of the Missing Blonde (1938) The Last Express (1938) His Exciting Night (1938), The Last Warning (1938), Newsboys' Home (1938), and Society Smugglers (1939), directed by Joe May. He asked for a release of his contract and got it. Karlson said that Sam Goldwyn put him under contract intending to use him as a director, but Karlson wound up spending nine months idle. He worked on The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) with Claude Rains Princess O'Hara (1935) Alias Mary Dow (1935), for Kurt Neumann Werewolf of London (1935) Sing Me a Love Song (1935) She Gets Her Man (1935) The Affair of Susan (1935) Love Before Breakfast (1936), with director Walter Lang The Girl on the Front Page (1936) and Top of the Town (1937). He worked as assistant director on Destry Rides Again (1932) and My Pal, the King with Tom Mix The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934) and Cheating Cheaters (1934) with Fay Wray I Like It That Way (1934) Romance in the Rain (1934) and Strange Wives (1934), directed by Richard Thorpe.

Karlson got a job at Universal Pictures, doing a variety of jobs. Eventually he decided to pursue a career in film, quitting college a year before graduation. He took a part-time job at Universal Pictures 'washing toilets and dishes and whatever the hell they gave me' according to Karlson. Then he studied law, at his father's request, at Loyola Marymount University in California. He tried to make a living as a song and dance man but was unsuccessful. He attended Marshall High School and studied painting at Chicago's Art Institute. Karlson was the son of Irish actress Lillian O'Brien.