Elmer Clifton

Ator, Realização, Escrito por, Produção

12 de março de 1890 — 15 de outubro de 1949 (59 anos)
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.

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Intolerância
    Intolerância1916
  • Not Wanted
    Not Wanted1949
  • Assassin of Youth
    Assassin of Youth1938
  • City of Missing Girls
    City of Missing Girls1941
  • Sunset Carson Rides Again
    Sunset Carson Rides Again1948
  • Gangsters of the Frontier
    Gangsters of the Frontier1944
  • A Ilha do Destino
    A Ilha do 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

Conhecido Por

  • O Nascimento de Uma Nação
    O Nascimento de Uma Nação1915
  • A Morte Vermelha
    A Morte Vermelha1944
  • Not Wanted
    Not Wanted1949
  • Assassin of Youth
    Assassin of Youth1938
  • City of Missing Girls
    City of Missing Girls1941
  • Slaves in Bondage
    Slaves in Bondage1937
  • Entre Índios e Brancos
    Entre Índios e Brancos1936
  • Gambling with Souls
    Gambling with Souls1936
  • The Judge
    The Judge1949
  • Pilot X
    Pilot X1936
  • Seven Doors to Death
    Seven Doors to Death1944
  • Sunset Carson Rides Again
    Sunset Carson Rides Again1948
  • Outlaws of the Plains
    Outlaws of the Plains1946
  • Gangsters of the Frontier
    Gangsters of the Frontier1944
  • Rin Tin Tin o Vingador
    Rin Tin Tin o Vingador1935
  • Ambush Trail
    Ambush Trail1946
  • A Ilha do Destino
    A Ilha do Destino1940
  • Lightning Raiders
    Lightning Raiders1946
  • Brand of the Devil
    Brand of the Devil1944
  • West to Glory
    West to Glory1947

Filmografia

1919
The Fall of Babylon · as The Rhapsode
1916
Intolerance · as The Rhapsode (babylonian Story)No Plex
1915
The Lily and the Rose · as Allison Edwards
1915
The Birth of a Nation · as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

1949
The Judge · as Screenplay
1948
1947
West to Glory · as Screenplay
1947
Rainbow Over the Rockies · as Screenplay
1945
Frontier Fugitives · as Screenplay
1945
Marked for Murder · as Screenplay
1944
Youth Aflame · as Screenplay
1944
Gangsters of the Frontier · as ScreenplayNo Plex
1944
Gunsmoke Mesa · as Screenplay
1944
Seven Doors to Death · as Screenplay
1944
Brand of the Devil · as Screenplay
1944
Spook Town · as ScreenplayNo Plex
1944
The Pinto Bandit · as Screenplay
1944
Guns of the Law · as Screenplay
1944
Outlaw Roundup · as Screenplay
1943
Raiders of San Joaquin · as Screenplay
1942
1942
The Old Chisholm Trail · as Screenplay
1941
I'll Sell My Life · as Screenplay
1938
1935
1935
1935
Rough Riding Ranger · as Screenplay
1935

1938
Assassin of Youth · as Associate ProducerNo Plex
1931
1922

1950
The Gabby Hayes Show (1950) · as Original Screenplay
1946
1946
Ambush Trail · as Original Screenplay
1946
Lightning Raiders · as Original Story
1943
Boss of Rawhide · as StoryNo Plex
1943
Teen Age · as Story
1943
Cheyenne Roundup · as Story
1941
City of Missing Girls · as Original Story ByNo Plex
1941
1938
Assassin of Youth · as StoryNo Plex
1936
Wolves of the Sea · as Story
1931
Beneath the Southern Cross · as Supervising Producer
1916
Intolerance · as First Assistant DirectorNo Plex
1915
The Birth of a Nation · as Assistant Director