Elmer Clifton
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Mar 12 1890• Died Oct 15 1949
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Biography
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 "…
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Elmer Clifton's Credits
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The Birth of a Nation
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
Captain America
Directing
West of Pinto Basin
Writing
The Judge
Directing
Pilot X
Directing
Rainbow Over the Rockies
Writing
Frontier Law
Directing
Days of Old Cheyenne
Directing
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
Writing
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Directing
Youth Aflame
Directing
Martin Eden
Cub Reporter
City of Missing Girls
Directing
Boss of Rawhide
Directing
Cheyenne Roundup
Writing
The Devil's Apple Tree
Directing
Seven Doors to Death
Directing
Virgin Lips
Directing
Raiders of San Joaquin
Writing
Six Cylinder Love
Directing
Wolves of the Sea
Directing
The Whispering Skull
Directing
The Secret of Treasure Island
Directing
The Lily and the Rose
Allison Edwards
Slaves in Bondage
Directing
Boots
Directing
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Writing
Spook Town
Directing
The Old Chisholm Trail
Directing
Acquitted
Ned Fowler
Quick on the Trigger
Writing
Brand of the Devil
Writing
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Directing
The Sundown Kid
Directing
Hard Guy
Directing
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Writing
Peppy Polly
Directing
The Rangers Take Over
Writing
I Am Not a Racist
Phil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nobody Home
Directing
Song of the Sierras
Writing
Swing, Cowboy, Swing
Writing
Ten Laps to Go
Directing
Teen Age
Writing
Lightning Raiders
Writing
Swamp Woman
Directing
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Writing
Gangsters of the Frontier
Writing
Marked for Murder
Directing
Not Wanted
Directing
Isle Of Destiny
Directing
The Pinto Bandit
Directing
The Sisters
Frank (Carol's country lover)
Assassin of Youth
Directing
The Blocked Trail
Directing
Daughters of the Night
Directing
The Hope Chest
Directing
Gambling with Souls
Directing
Maid to Order
Directing
The Old Folks at Home
Steve Coburn
Mile a Minute Love
Directing
Beautiful But Dumb
Directing
Custer's Last Stand
Directing
Smashing Through
Directing
California Frontier
Directing
Dead or Alive
Directing
Outlaw Roundup
Writing
I'll Sell My Life
Directing
Frontier Fugitives
Writing
Three in the Saddle
Writing
Cyclone of the Saddle
Writing
Law of the Texan
Directing
Red Rock Outlaw
Directing
The Man Trap
Directing
The Fox Woman
Marashida
Kiss or Kill
Directing
West to Glory
Writing
John Barleycorn
Jack, 3rd period
Paroled from the Big House
Directing
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
Charley Bates
Captured in Chinatown
Directing
Nina, the Flower Girl
Jimmie
The Return of the Rangers
Writing
Tropical Nights
Directing
The Folly of Anne
The Sympathtic Publisher
Gunsmoke Mesa
Writing
Rip Roaring Riley
Directing
The Silver Bandit
Writing
Crashing Thru
Directing
Wildcat Trooper
Directing
Pals of the Range
Directing
Outlaws of the Plains
Writing
Custer's Last Stand
Directing
Turning the Tables
Directing
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Directing
Nugget Nell
Directing
Battling Jane
Directing
Guns of the Law
Directing
Down to the Sea in Ships
Directing
The Stranger from Arizona
Directing
The Warrens of Virginia
Directing
Light of India
Directing
The Kid from Gower Gulch
Writing
The Lost House
Cuthbert
The High Sign
Directing
Skull and Crown
Directing
The Flash of Fate
Directing
The Little School Ma'am
Wilbur Howard
The Midnight Man
Directing
A Duel for Love
Her Official Fathers
Directing
A Stormy Knight
Directing
Flirting with Death
Directing
I'll Get Him Yet
Directing
The Eagle
Directing
Mary Ellen Comes to Town
Directing
Fighting Caballero
Directing
Wives at Auction
Directing
The Flame of Youth
Directing
Rough Riding Ranger
Directing
Brace Up
Writing
The Two-Soul Woman
Directing
The Missing Links
Horace Gaylord
The Sable Lorcha
Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé
The Guilt of Silence
Directing
The Bride of the Colorado
Directing
Winner Takes All
Directing
A Lucky Disappointment
Jack Holt
The Fallen Empire
Directing
The Truth About Men
Directing
The Virgin Wife
Directing