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. Other films include The Texas Rangers (1951), The Phenix City Story (1955), 5 Against the House (1955), Gunman's Walk (1958), The Young Doctors (1961) and Walking Tall (1973). Later noted as a film noir specialist, Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island, all with actor John Payne, in the early 1950s. Karlstein J– December 12, 1982) was an American film director.
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