Acting

Cliff Saum

Born December 18, 1882 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Died March 5, 1943 · aged 60

Cliff Saum was born on December 18, 1882 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for A Bum Mistake (1914), The Volunteer Fireman (1915) and The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot (1914). He died on March 5, 1943 in Glendale, California, USA.

Known For

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night · 1940

They Drive by Night

MovieDramaCrime

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.

Jezebel

Jezebel · 1938

MovieDramaRomance

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Baby Face

Baby Face · 1933

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

42nd Street

42nd Street · 1933

MovieComedyDrama

Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid · 1939

The Oklahoma Kid

MovieWesternHistory

McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.

Dark Victory

Dark Victory · 1939

MovieDramaRomance

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman · 1940

Money and the Woman

MovieCrimeDrama

An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

Filmography

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The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Train Conductor (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night · 1940

They Drive by Night

MovieDramaCrime

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.

Man Outside Barney's (uncredited)

Jezebel

Jezebel · 1938

MovieDramaRomance

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Ball Assistant Director (uncredited)

Baby Face

Baby Face · 1933

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

Laborer (uncredited)

42nd Street

42nd Street · 1933

MovieComedyDrama

Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.

Dimmer Board Operator (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid · 1939

The Oklahoma Kid

MovieWesternHistory

McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.

Would-Be Settler (uncredited)

Dark Victory

Dark Victory · 1939

MovieDramaRomance

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

Moving Man (uncredited)

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman · 1940

Money and the Woman

MovieCrimeDrama

An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

Guard (uncredited)

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark · 1928

The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die · 1939

Each Dawn I Die

MovieCrimeDrama

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Accident Witness (uncredited)

Talent Scout

Talent Scout · 1937

MovieDramaMusic

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

Lambert's Set Assistant (uncredited)

It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After · 1937

It's Love I'm After

MovieComedyRomance

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.

Stagehand (uncredited)

The Male Animal

The Male Animal · 1942

The Male Animal

MovieComedyRomance

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.

Reporter (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson · 1940

Castle on the Hudson

MovieCrimeDrama

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

Prison Intake Clerk (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic · 1943

Action in the North Atlantic

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

Seaman (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner · 1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.

Joe (uncredited)

Upperworld

Upperworld · 1934

MovieCrimeDrama

A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.

Sailor (uncredited)

That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman · 1937

That Certain Woman

MovieDramaRomance

A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.

Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Lady Killer

Lady Killer · 1933

MovieComedyCrime

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

Cliff, the Assistant Director (uncredited)

Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service · 1939

Code of the Secret Service

MovieActionAdventure

Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.

Policeman (uncredited)

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady · 1936

Satan Met a Lady

MovieComedyMystery

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.

Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite · 1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

MovieActionCrime

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

Bailiff (uncredited)

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent · 1934

MovieDramaComedy

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

Les (uncredited)

Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born · 1934

Gentlemen Are Born

MovieDramaMusic

A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the heart of the Great Depression, and quickly learn that the piece of paper the diploma is written on is worth about eighteen-dollars-a-week in the job-market...for the lucky ones. Some of them fare even worse.

Announcer