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Elmer Clifton

Actor, Director, Escritor, Productor

12 de marzo de 1890 — 15 de octubre de 1949 (59 años)
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.

Películas y series en Plex

  • Intolerancia
    Intolerancia1916
  • Not Wanted
    Not Wanted1949
  • Assassin of Youth
    Assassin of Youth1938
  • City of Missing Girls
    City of Missing Girls1941
  • Sunset carson cabalga de nuevo
    Sunset carson cabalga de nuevo1948
  • Gangsters of the Frontier
    Gangsters of the Frontier1944
  • La isla del destino
    La isla del destino1940
  • The Whispering Skull
    The Whispering Skull1944
  • Boss of Rawhide
    Boss of Rawhide1943
  • Spook Town
    Spook Town1944
  • Ten Laps to Go
    Ten Laps to Go1936

Conocido por

  • Capitán América
    Capitán América1944
  • Not Wanted
    Not Wanted1949
  • Assassin of Youth
    Assassin of Youth1938
  • City of Missing Girls
    City of Missing Girls1941
  • Esclavas del deseo
    Esclavas del deseo1937
  • La fecha sagrada
    La fecha sagrada1936
  • Almas perdidas
    Almas perdidas1936
  • The Judge
    The Judge1949
  • Pilot X
    Pilot X1936
  • Seven Doors to Death
    Seven Doors to Death1944
  • Sunset carson cabalga de nuevo
    Sunset carson cabalga de nuevo1948
  • Gangsters of the Frontier
    Gangsters of the Frontier1944
  • Skull and Crown
    Skull and Crown1935
  • Ambush Trail
    Ambush Trail1946
  • Lightning Raiders
    Lightning Raiders1946
  • Brand of the Devil
    Brand of the Devil1944
  • La isla del destino
    La isla del destino1940
  • West to Glory
    West to Glory1947
  • Captured in Chinatown
    Captured in Chinatown1935
  • Frontier Fugitives
    Frontier Fugitives1945

Filmography

1919
The Fall of Babylon · as The Rhapsode
1916
Intolerance · as The Rhapsode (babylonian Story)En Plex
1915
The Lily and the Rose · as Allison Edwards
1915
The Birth of a Nation · as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil