Elmer Clifton

Elmer Clifton

Directing

Born March 12, 1890 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

93 films as director · Active 1917–1950

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…

Known for

Martin Eden

Martin Eden

1914

The Sisters

The Sisters

1914

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

The Folly of Anne

The Folly of Anne

1914

A Duel for Love

A Duel for Love

1914

The Sable Lorcha

The Sable Lorcha

1915

A Lucky Disappointment

A Lucky Disappointment

1914

Directed(93)

The Silver Bandit

1950The Silver Bandit★ 9.0

The Judge

1949The Judge★ 5.5

Not Wanted

1949Not Wanted★ 6.8

Red Rock Outlaw

1949Red Rock Outlaw★ 9.0

Swing, Cowboy, Swing

1946Swing, Cowboy, Swing★ 9.0

Marked for Murder

1945Marked for Murder★ 5.0

Captain America

1944Captain America★ 5.4

Gangsters of the Frontier

1944Gangsters of the Frontier★ 4.3

Youth Aflame

1944Youth Aflame★ 5.2

Seven Doors to Death

1944Seven Doors to Death★ 6.0

Spook Town

1944Spook Town★ 7.0

The Whispering Skull

1944The Whispering Skull★ 6.0

Guns of the Law

1944Guns of the Law★ 6.0

The Pinto Bandit

1944The Pinto Bandit★ 7.0

Dead or Alive

1944Dead or Alive★ 5.0

Days of Old Cheyenne

1943Days of Old Cheyenne★ 10.0

Boss of Rawhide

1943Boss of Rawhide★ 6.7

The Blocked Trail

1943The Blocked Trail★ 7.0

Frontier Law

1943Frontier Law★ 8.0

The Return of the Rangers

1943The Return of the Rangers★ 7.0

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942Deep in the Heart of Texas★ 7.5

The Old Chisholm Trail

1942The Old Chisholm Trail★ 7.7

The Sundown Kid

1942The Sundown Kid★ 9.0

Hard Guy

1941Hard Guy★ 5.7

City of Missing Girls

1941City of Missing Girls★ 4.7

I'll Sell My Life

1941I'll Sell My Life★ 7.5

Swamp Woman

1941Swamp Woman★ 5.0

Isle Of Destiny

1940Isle Of Destiny★ 5.7

Crashing Thru

1939Crashing Thru★ 7.5

Assassin of Youth

1938Assassin of Youth★ 2.9

The Secret of Treasure Island

1938The Secret of Treasure Island★ 4.5

The Stranger from Arizona

1938The Stranger from Arizona★ 6.0

Law of the Texan

1938Law of the Texan★ 8.0

Paroled from the Big House

1938Paroled from the Big House★ 9.0

California Frontier

1938California Frontier★ 9.0

Slaves in Bondage

1937Slaves in Bondage★ 3.1

Mile a Minute Love

1937Mile a Minute Love★ 7.0

Pilot X

1936Pilot X★ 6.3

Wildcat Trooper

1936Wildcat Trooper★ 6.0

Wolves of the Sea

1936Wolves of the Sea★ 6.0

Custer's Last Stand

1936Custer's Last Stand★ 5.3

Ten Laps to Go

1936Ten Laps to Go★ 5.5

Custer's Last Stand

1936Custer's Last Stand★ 8.0

Gambling with Souls

1936Gambling with Souls★ 3.8

Skull and Crown

1935Skull and Crown★ 5.8

Rough Riding Ranger

1935Rough Riding Ranger★ 9.0

Captured in Chinatown

1935Captured in Chinatown★ 4.8

Fighting Caballero

1935Fighting Caballero★ 6.3

Pals of the Range

1935Pals of the Range★ 7.0

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935Cyclone of the Saddle★ 5.8

Rip Roaring Riley

1935Rip Roaring Riley★ 9.0

1931Maid to Order★ 9.0

1931The Fallen Empire

1929Light of India

1929The Devil's Apple Tree★ 7.0

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

1928Let 'Er Go Gallegher★ 7.0

Tropical Nights

1928Tropical Nights★ 8.0

Virgin Lips

1928Virgin Lips★ 3.3

Beautiful But Dumb

1928Beautiful But Dumb

1928The Bride of the Colorado★ 8.0

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927The Wreck of the Hesperus★ 10.0

The Warrens of Virginia

1924The Warrens of Virginia★ 8.0

Daughters of the Night

1924Daughters of the Night★ 10.0

Six Cylinder Love

1923Six Cylinder Love★ 10.0

Down to the Sea in Ships

1922Down to the Sea in Ships★ 5.7

Mary Ellen Comes to Town

1920Mary Ellen Comes to Town★ 10.0

Boots

1919Boots★ 4.0

Peppy Polly

1919Peppy Polly★ 8.0

I'll Get Him Yet

1919I'll Get Him Yet★ 8.0

Nugget Nell

1919Nugget Nell★ 7.0

Turning the Tables

1919Turning the Tables★ 10.0

Nobody Home

1919Nobody Home★ 8.0

Kiss or Kill

1918Kiss or Kill

The Hope Chest

1918The Hope Chest★ 8.0

Battling Jane

1918Battling Jane

Smashing Through

1918Smashing Through

Brace Up

The Eagle

The Two-Soul Woman

1918The Two-Soul Woman

Winner Takes All

1918Winner Takes All

The Flash of Fate

1918The Flash of Fate★ 2.0

The Guilt of Silence

1918The Guilt of Silence

Her Official Fathers

1917Her Official Fathers

The High Sign

1917The High Sign

A Stormy Knight

1917A Stormy Knight

The Man Trap

1917The Man Trap

Flirting with Death

1917Flirting with Death

The Midnight Man

1917The Midnight Man

The Flame of Youth

1917The Flame of Youth★ 5.5

High Speed

—Wives at Auction★ 10.0

—The Truth About Men★ 9.0

—The Virgin Wife★ 10.0

Acting(19)

2019I Am Not a RacistPhil (archive footage) (uncredited)

1917Nina, the Flower GirlJimmie

1916The Old Folks at HomeSteve Coburn

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1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesThe Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)

1916The Little School Ma'amWilbur Howard

1916AcquittedNed Fowler

1916The Missing LinksHorace Gaylord

1915The Sable LorchaPhillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé

1915The Lily and the RoseAllison Edwards

1915The Fox WomanMarashida

1915The Lost HouseCuthbert

1915The Birth of a NationStoneman's Elder Son Phil

1914A Lucky DisappointmentJack Holt

1914The SistersFrank (Carol's country lover)

1914The Folly of AnneThe Sympathtic Publisher

1914Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in AlaskaCharley Bates

1914Martin EdenCub Reporter

1914John BarleycornJack, 3rd period

1914A Duel for Love