Elmer Clifton

Directing

Elmer Clifton

Born March 12, 1890 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died October 15, 1949 · aged 59

Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-unit director for those films. Promoted to director in 1917, Clifton supervised se…

Known For

Three in the SaddleThree in the Saddle · 1945
Three in the Saddle
9.01945
MovieWestern
Peggy Barlou is a young rancher who refuses to sell her spread to greedy stage-line proprietor John Rankin. Tex Haines, meanwhile, is accused of killing Bill Dugan, Rankin's bodyguard, but eludes capture long enough to hook up with Dave Wyatt and Panhandle Perkins, a couple of rangers in disguise.
Swamp WomanSwamp Woman · 1941
Swamp Woman
5.01941
MovieDrama
Famed striptease artist Ann Corio stars as Annabelle, a cabaret dancer who returns to the Florida bayous whence she came.
The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation · 1915
The Birth of a Nation
6.01915
MovieDramaHistory
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.11916
MovieDramaHistory
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Hard GuyHard Guy · 1941
Hard Guy
5.71941
MovieDramaThriller
Investigators crack down on a gang of nightclub con artists that has been victimizing wealthy bachelors.
Nobody HomeNobody Home · 1919
Nobody Home
8.01919
MovieComedy
A young woman is so superstitious that she cannot make a move or a decision without the approval of the cards or the stars. Pursued romantically by two men, one virtuous, the other villainous, the cards point her toward the villain. Which will she follow, her cards or her heart?
Martin EdenMartin Eden · 1914
Martin Eden
1914
MovieDrama
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.
Battling JaneBattling Jane · 1918
Battling Jane
1918
MovieComedyDrama
Jane is a rootless young lady who finds an abandoned child and adopts it as her own. The decision, however, leads to great conflict with the child's vicious outlaw father.

Movies

Three in the SaddleThree in the Saddle · 1945
Three in the Saddle
9.01945
MovieWestern
Peggy Barlou is a young rancher who refuses to sell her spread to greedy stage-line proprietor John Rankin. Tex Haines, meanwhile, is accused of killing Bill Dugan, Rankin's bodyguard, but eludes capture long enough to hook up with Dave Wyatt and Panhandle Perkins, a couple of rangers in disguise.
Swamp WomanSwamp Woman · 1941
Swamp Woman
5.01941
MovieDrama
Famed striptease artist Ann Corio stars as Annabelle, a cabaret dancer who returns to the Florida bayous whence she came.
The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation · 1915
The Birth of a Nation
6.01915
MovieDramaHistory
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.11916
MovieDramaHistory
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Hard GuyHard Guy · 1941
Hard Guy
5.71941
MovieDramaThriller
Investigators crack down on a gang of nightclub con artists that has been victimizing wealthy bachelors.
Nobody HomeNobody Home · 1919
Nobody Home
8.01919
MovieComedy
A young woman is so superstitious that she cannot make a move or a decision without the approval of the cards or the stars. Pursued romantically by two men, one virtuous, the other villainous, the cards point her toward the villain. Which will she follow, her cards or her heart?
Martin EdenMartin Eden · 1914
Martin Eden
1914
MovieDrama
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.
Battling JaneBattling Jane · 1918
Battling Jane
1918
MovieComedyDrama
Jane is a rootless young lady who finds an abandoned child and adopts it as her own. The decision, however, leads to great conflict with the child's vicious outlaw father.
Pilot XPilot X · 1936
Pilot X
6.31936
MovieActionAdventure
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.
Peppy PollyPeppy Polly · 1919
Peppy Polly
8.01919
MovieDrama
Polly has herself arrested and committed to a reformatory in order to investigate conditions at the institution, after the committee charged with the investigation whitewashes the facts.
The SistersThe Sisters · 1914
The Sisters
1914
MovieDrama
May and her younger sister, Carol, live in a small town. May is the more lovely of the two, but Carol is wooed by Frank, a country boy. George, a city man, comes to town on a visit, falls in love with Carol and wins her away from Frank. Carol is pleased with his attentions and poor Frank is brokenhearted. Calling one day to see Carol, George meets May and falls madly in love with her, and finally runs away with her and they are married. Carol, in despair, turns back to Frank and they are married, and a year later a baby is born.
Nugget NellNugget Nell · 1919
Nugget Nell
7.01919
MovieComedyWestern
Big Hearted Jim, the sheriff, loves the tomboyish Nugget Nell ( Dorothy Gish ), who runs a hash house in the mining country, but although she has romantic feelings, they are not aroused by Jim. Nell agrees to an old miner friend's request to care for his "child," Nell is shocked to meet the six-foot girl, but she cares for her just the same. Nell falls in love with the City Chap, out West to look after his mining property, but he barely notices her, having become intrigued by the Ingenue, whom he met on the stagecoach. The jealous Nell steals stylish clothes to allure him, but she has trouble walking in French high-heels.
Virgin LipsVirgin Lips · 1928
Virgin Lips
3.31928
MovieActionDrama
In a banana republic, way south of the Texas border, a dumb-Dora American girl, Norma (Olive Borden), lets her ruby-red lips promise more than she is willing to deliver, and she finds herself a prisoner in a notorious dance-hall/brothel. But her American aviator boyfriend, Barry Blake (John Boles), is flying to her rescue. He does just that but, alas, they are quickly captured by a gang of outlaws. Possibly the many expensive pieces of jewelry she has gathered from the many male friends she has made along the way, including El Presidente, captured the outlaws' attention.
High SpeedHigh Speed · 1917
High Speed
1917
Movie
I'll Get Him YetI'll Get Him Yet · 1919
I'll Get Him Yet
8.01919
MovieComedy
A young woman is in love, but the man of her affections wants only her and no part of her vast wealth.
Assassin of YouthAssassin of Youth · 1938
Assassin of Youth
2.91938
MovieDramaComedy
A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.
BootsBoots · 1919
Boots
4.01919
MovieComedy
Boots is a young servant girl who polishes shoes in an English inn. She is an incurable romantic, addicted to melodramatic stories of love and adventure. When she discovers a Bolshevik plot to blow up a government official, she takes it on herself to foil the plot.
Isle Of DestinyIsle Of Destiny · 1940
Isle Of Destiny
5.71940
MovieDramaAdventure
A pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.
Not WantedNot Wanted · 1949
Not Wanted
6.81949
MovieDrama
After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.
Smashing ThroughSmashing Through · 1918
Smashing Through
1918
MovieThrillerWestern
Claim jumper Dave Marco and his boss Earl Foster, a crooked investment broker, hire chemist Ralph Brandon to falsify papers that a certain worthless mine is valuable then convince Ralph's mother to invest all her money in the mine. Ralph’s sister Holly meets Jack Mason, whose mine is actually valuable though not yet profitable, and they fall for each other. Once Mrs. Brandon finds out she has been duped, though forced into silence by the threat of having Ralph’s malfeasance exposed, and Marco attempts to jump Jack’s claim events come to a head until the happy conclusion.
Six Cylinder LoveSix Cylinder Love · 1923
Six Cylinder Love
10.01923
MovieComedy
After buying a car, Richard Burton finds that his wife and daughter have become unreasonably extravagant, and is surrounded by sponging friends.
Wolves of the SeaWolves of the Sea · 1936
Wolves of the Sea
6.01936
MovieAdventure
A young socialite, marooned on a desert island after her passenger ship sinks, is rescued by a sailing vessel looking for salvage and finds herself dealing with a mutinous crew and a semi-insane captain.
Slaves in BondageSlaves in Bondage · 1937
Slaves in Bondage
3.11937
MovieDramaCrime
Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house, a well-known den of iniquity. Jim Murray and beautician Belle Harris are using her beauty shop to recruit floozies for their road house circuit. Dona Lee, who works at the beauty salon, is falling in love with young reporter wanna-be Phillip, but Murray gets jealous and makes life rough for him. Meanwhile Dona begins to figure out the racket, but becomes threatened by Murray's unwanted advances.
The Sable LorchaThe Sable Lorcha · 1915
The Sable Lorcha
1915
MovieAdventureCrime
In China, a man is arrested and tortured for a crime committed years before by his twin brother.