Elmer Clifton
Directing
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 several successful Fine Arts comedies starring Dorothy Gish while continuing to serve as Griffith's assistant. Their association culminated with the blockbuster "Way Down East" (1920). Clifton shot…
Filmography
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I Am Not a Racist
2019
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950
The Silver Bandit
1950
The Kid from Gower Gulch
1950
Red Rock Outlaw
1949
Not Wanted
1949
The Judge
1949
Quick on the Trigger
1948
Sunset Carson Rides Again
1948
West to Glory
1947
Rainbow Over the Rockies
1947
Song of the Sierras
1946
Outlaws of the Plains
1946
Swing, Cowboy, Swing
1946
Lightning Raiders
1946
Frontier Fugitives
1945
Three in the Saddle
1945
Marked for Murder
1945
The Whispering Skull
1944
Dead or Alive
1944
Youth Aflame
1944
Gangsters of the Frontier
1944
Gunsmoke Mesa
1944
Seven Doors to Death
1944
Brand of the Devil
1944
Teen Age
Teen Age
1944
Spook Town
1944
The Pinto Bandit
1944
Guns of the Law
1944
Outlaw Roundup
1944
Captain America
1944
Boss of Rawhide
1943
The Return of the Rangers
1943
Frontier Law
1943
Raiders of San Joaquin
1943
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
Days of Old Cheyenne
1943
The Blocked Trail
1943
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943
The Sundown Kid
1942
The Rangers Take Over
1942
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942
Swamp Woman
1941
Hard Guy
1941
I'll Sell My Life
1941
City of Missing Girls
1941
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
1941
West of Pinto Basin
1940
Isle Of Destiny
1940
Crashing Thru
1939
California Frontier
1938
Law of the Texan
1938
The Stranger from Arizona
1938
Paroled from the Big House
1938
The Secret of Treasure Island
1938
Assassin of Youth
1938
Slaves in Bondage
1937
Mile a Minute Love
1937
Ten Laps to Go
1936
Pilot X
1936
Gambling with Souls
1936
Wildcat Trooper
1936
Wolves of the Sea
1936
Custer's Last Stand
1936
Custer's Last Stand
1936
Skull and Crown
1935
Rip Roaring Riley
1935
Captured in Chinatown
1935
Rough Riding Ranger
1935
Fighting Caballero
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
Pals of the Range
1935
Maid to Order
Maid to Order
1931
The Fallen Empire
The Fallen Empire
1931
Light of India
Light of India
1929
The Devil's Apple Tree
The Devil's Apple Tree
1929
Tropical Nights
1928
Virgin Lips
1928
Beautiful But Dumb
1928