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Elmer Clifton
Clifton in 1917
Born
Elmer Clifton Forsyth
(1890-03-14)March 14, 1890
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
October 15, 1949(1949-10-15) (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years active
1912–1949
Spouse
Helen Kiely
(m. 1926)
Children
3
Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days.
Celebrity October 10, 1941 William Beaudine Hard Guy October 17, 1941 ElmerClifton The Lone Rider Fights Back November 7, 1941 Sam Newfield The Miracle...
woman. Her first directing job came unexpectedly in 1949 when director ElmerClifton suffered a mild heart attack and was unable to finish Not Wanted, a...
too little, or too fat. Usually I was too fat." Eventually, director ElmerClifton needed a tomboy for his movie Down to the Sea in Ships, saw Bow in Motion...
by ElmerClifton and an un-credited Ida Lupino and starring Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle and Leo Penn. A few days after shooting started, Clifton suffered...
United States Rough Riders serial Western Deep in the Heart of Texas ElmerClifton Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt United States...
Richmond, Blanche Mehaffey United States Northern Western Skull and Crown ElmerClifton Rin Tin Tin, Jr., Regis Toomey, Jack Mulhall, Molly O'Day United States...
Brave New World 1944 1979 1979 1990 2011 2014 2016 2025 Director(s) ElmerClifton John English Rod Holcomb Iván Nagy Albert Pyun Joe Johnston Anthony...
Assassin of Youth is a 1937 exploitation film directed by ElmerClifton. It is a pre-WWII film about the supposed ill effects of cannabis. The film is...
Wallace Reid as Jeff, the blacksmith Joseph Henabery as Abraham Lincoln ElmerClifton as Phil Stoneman, elder son Robert Harron as Tod Stoneman Josephine...
the film noir The Judge (1949), a Film Classics release directed by ElmerClifton. Showmen's Trade Review praised the work of both Stone and DeMille:...
Le Borg Lon Chaney Jr., Jean Parker Horror Universal Dead or Alive ElmerClifton Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson Western PRC Delinquent Daughters...
Rough Riding Ranger is a 1935 American Western film directed by ElmerClifton. Rex Lease as Ranger Corporal Daniels / Tombstone Kid Bobby Nelson as Bobby...
Anne is a 1914 American short drama film directed by John B. O'Brien. ElmerClifton Donald Crisp Lillian Gish W. E. Lawrence (as William E. Lawrence) List...
The Sundown Kid is a 1942 American Western film directed by ElmerClifton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Ian Keith, Helen...
Newfield. Starring Kermit Maynard Skull and Crown (1935), directed by ElmerClifton. Starring Rin-Tin-Tin Jr., Regis Toomey and Molly O'Day Song of the...
Havelock. Light of India – A 1929 short American silent film directed by ElmerClifton and filmed in Technicolor, depicts the rebellion. Bengal Brigade – A...
Tansey Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson Western Monogram The Blocked Trail ElmerClifton Bob Steele, Tom Tyler Western Republic Bombardier Richard Wallace Pat...
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