Elmer Clifton
Director
117
Filmes
0
Séries
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 much of its famous "Rescue from the ice" sequence and doubled for star Richard Barthelmess in the riskier scenes. He then left Griffith to form his own production company and had a smash hit with "Down to the Sea in Ships" (1922), a colorful whaling saga made on location in New England. It made a star of future "It Girl" Clara Bow, who appeared as a cross-dressing stowaway. In 1923 Clifton signed a lucrative seven-year contract with Fox and was poised to become one of Hollywood's major directors. Then tragedy struck. He was filming "The Warrens of Virginia" in Texas when his lead actress died from burns in an accident on the set. Although Clifton was blameless in the incident, he was fired by Fox and his career never regained its momentum.
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
First Assistant Director
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
Boots
Director
Captain America
Director
Lightning Raiders
Guionista, Original Story
Swamp Woman
Director
Frontier Law
Director, Guionista
Gunsmoke Mesa
Guionista
Spook Town
Director, Guionista
Tropical Nights
Director
Wildcat Trooper
Director
Boss of Rawhide
Director, Historia, Guionista
Frontier Fugitives
Guionista
Peppy Polly
Director
Nobody Home
Director
Not Wanted
Director
City of Missing Girls
Director
Isle Of Destiny
Director
Ten Laps to Go
Director
Quick on the Trigger
Guionista
Slaves in Bondage
Director
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Historia
The Secret of Treasure Island
Director, Guionista
The Stranger from Arizona
Director
Brand of the Devil
Guionista
Battling Jane
Director
Three in the Saddle
Guionista
Custer's Last Stand
Director
West to Glory
Guionista
Song of the Sierras
Guionista
Como Ator/Atriz
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
The Birth of a Nation
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
The Lily and the Rose
Allison Edwards
The Sisters
Frank (Carol's country lover)
The Lost House
Cuthbert
Martin Eden
Cub Reporter
The Sable Lorcha
Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé
The Old Folks at Home
Steve Coburn
I Am Not a Racist
Phil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
Charley Bates
The Missing Links
Horace Gaylord
Nina, the Flower Girl
Jimmie