Portrait of Elmer Clifton

Directing

Elmer Clifton

Career

Active from 1914 to 2019, with a break from 1951 to 2018, busiest in 1944 with 13 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Not Wanted
Not Wanted
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elmer Clifton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 8
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Early Cinema 6
  • Crime 5
  • 1940s 5
  • Action 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Frontier Justice 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

132
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Wives at Auction
Wives at Auction

Director

The Truth About Men
The Truth About Men

Director

The Virgin Wife
The Virgin Wife

Director

2010s

1 title
I Am Not a Racist
I Am Not a Racist (2019)

as Phil (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

3 titles
Outcast of Black Mesa
Outcast of Black Mesa (1950)

Story

The Silver Bandit
The Silver Bandit (1950)

Director, Screenplay

The Kid from Gower Gulch
The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)

Screenplay

1940s

46 titles Β· average score 52
Not Wanted
Not Wanted (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Three in the Saddle
Three in the Saddle (1945)

Screenplay

Captain America
Captain America (1944)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Guns of the Law
Guns of the Law (1944)

Screenplay, Director

Gangsters of the Frontier
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)

Director, Screenplay

Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1944)

Director

Seven Doors to Death
Seven Doors to Death (1944)
GoodWatch score 34

Director, Screenplay

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)

Director

Hard Guy
Hard Guy (1941)

Director

City of Missing Girls
City of Missing Girls (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny (1940)

Director

West of Pinto Basin
West of Pinto Basin (1940)

Story

1930s

25 titles Β· average score 41
Assassin of Youth
Assassin of Youth (1938)
GoodWatch score 37

Story, Screenplay

The Secret of Treasure Island
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay, Director

The Stranger from Arizona
The Stranger from Arizona (1938)

Director

California Frontier
California Frontier (1938)

Director

Slaves in Bondage
Slaves in Bondage (1937)
GoodWatch score 29

Director

Pilot X
Pilot X (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)

Director

Ten Laps to Go
Ten Laps to Go (1936)

Director

Gambling with Souls
Gambling with Souls (1936)
GoodWatch score 27

Director

Wolves of the Sea
Wolves of the Sea (1936)

Director, Story

Rough Riding Ranger
Rough Riding Ranger (1935)

Director, Screenplay

1920s

13 titles Β· average score 52
The Devil's Apple Tree
The Devil's Apple Tree (1929)

Director

Light of India
Light of India (1929)

Director

Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)

Director

Virgin Lips
Virgin Lips (1928)

Director

The Bride of the Colorado
The Bride of the Colorado (1928)

Director

Tropical Nights
Tropical Nights (1928)

Director

The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)

Director

The Warrens of Virginia
The Warrens of Virginia (1924)

Director

Daughters of the Night
Daughters of the Night (1924)

Director

Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love (1923)

Director

Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Producer

Mary Ellen Comes to Town
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)

Director

1910s

41 titles Β· average score 78
Nugget Nell
Nugget Nell (1919)

Director

The Flame of Youth
The Flame of Youth (1917)

Director

The High Sign
The High Sign (1917)

Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)

The Missing Links
The Missing Links (1916)

as Horace Gaylord

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

The Sable Lorcha
The Sable Lorcha (1915)

as Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's FiancΓ©

The Lily and the Rose
The Lily and the Rose (1915)

as Allison Edwards

The Sisters
The Sisters (1914)

as Frank (Carol's country lover)

Martin Eden
Martin Eden (1914)

as Cub Reporter

The Folly of Anne
The Folly of Anne (1914)

as The Sympathtic Publisher

Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914)

as Charley Bates