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Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days.
Elmer Clifton. Director: The Secret of Treasure Island. He acted on the stage from 1907 and worked with D.W. Griffith in various capacities between 1913-22, including appearances in The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
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).
Sep 8, 2023 · Elmer Clifton has been in the picture game for nearly nine years, and has always been known as a clever director, but his association with D. W. Griffith made a great many people think that his cleverness was due largely to the latter fact.
Mar 7, 2014 · Elmer Clifton passed away on October 15, 1949 in Los Angeles from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale. Although Elmer never married, it didn't mean that he didn't do his share of comparison shopping.
Jan 28, 2019 · When that film’s original director, the forgotten Elmer Clifton, had a heart attack a few days into shooting, Lupino, already on set and eager to protect her own work, took over. In many ways,...
Captain America: Directed by Elmer Clifton, John English. With Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles Trowbridge. Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
