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Elmer Clifton (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American writer, director, and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D.W. Griffith, he appeared in The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916) before giving up acting in 1917 to concentrate on work behind the camera, with Griffith and Joseph Henabery as his mentors. His first feature-length solo effort as a director was The Flame of Youth with Jack Mulhall.
Clifton honed his talents during the late 1910s, directing vehicles for Mulhall and Herbert Rawlinson at Universal and then for Dorothy Gish for Famous Players-Lasky. Two of his projects with Gish, Nobody Home and Nugget Nell, featured performances from pre-stardom Rudolph Valentino. Most of this early output has been lost. He was the first filmmaker to discover the talents of Clara Bow, whom he cast in Down to the Sea in Ships, released on March 4, 1923. The independently produced film was well reviewed for its visual authenticity.
During the 1920s, Clifton directed films for several different studios. During the filming of The Warrens of Virginia (1924) for Fox Film Corporation, lead actress Martha Mansfield suffered a fatal accident from burns when her costume caught fire. Clifton directed The Wreck of the Hesperus for Cecil B. deMille's production company, and filmed on location in the Grand Canyon for The Bride of the Colorado. He also directed some Technicolor short films, including Manchu Love with an all-Asian cast.
Assassin of Youth (1937) is an exploitation film directed by Elmer Clifton. It is a pre-WWII movie about the supposed ill effects of cannabis. The movie is often considered a clone of the much more famous Reefer Madness (sharing cast member Dorothy Short). The thriller reflects perfectly the anti-drug propaganda of its time.
The journalist Art Brighton goes undercover to investigate the granddaughter of a recently deceased rich woman, killed in a drug-related car crash. The girl, Joan Barrie, will inherit the fortune of her grandmother if she is able to fulfill a morals clause in the will. Joan's cousin Linda Clayton and her husband Jack will try to frame Joan to acquire the fortune themselves.
The journalist tries to save Joan and dismantle the criminal gang of marijuana-dealing youths to which Linda belongs. While the newspaper tries to show the horrible dangers of marijuana to the general public, violence scales in the town in the form of obscene all-night drug parties where anything can happen.
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Story of a small Quaker community in Massachusetts and a whaling ship owned by Captain Morgan. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013085/ CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.
See review and synopsis at: http://www.acinemahistory.com/2015/10/down-to-sea-in-ships-1922.html A story of deception and love at the end of the 19th century in a Quaker whaling community in New Bedford, Massachusetts
See review, synopsis and link to the full film at: http://www.acinemahistory.com/2015/10/down-to-sea-in-ships-1922.html Excerpt of the film by Elmer Clifton about a story of deception and love at the end of the 19th century in a Quaker whaling community in New Bedford, Massachusetts, very realistically filmed on location and on a period whaling ship.
Society glamor girl/aviatrix Virginia Allerton decides to alter her around-the-world flight by stopping off on the Pacific isle of Palo Pango where her brother, Lieutenant Allerton is stationed with a detachment of U.S. Marines, including "Stripes" Thornton and "Milly" Barnes. Local smuggler Barton baits her into a trap using her plane for his gun-smuggling racket and she ends up wrecked on another island. Thornton, as a stowaway on Barton's gun-smuggling plane, and Barnes, by water in a stolen speed boat, rush to her rescue. Inda, the jealous native wife of Barton, with a penchant for dispatching people with poison darts from a blow gun, does her best to do the same for Virginia. Written by Les Adams Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Allan Vaughan Elston (original story), Arthur Hoerl (s...
A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends. Luana Walters as Joan Barry Arthur Gardner as Art Brighton Fay McKenzie as Linda Clayton Michael Owen as Jack Howard Dorothy Short as Marjorie 'Marge' Barry Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. Mary Barry Earl Dwire as Henry 'Pop' Brady Fern Emmett as Henrietta Frisbee Henry Roquemore as Judge George Herbert Hudson Faucett as Otto
American exploitation film starring Lona Andre, Donald Reed, and Wheeler Oakman. It is presented as a cautionary tale about the evils of white slavery prostitution rings operating in America's larger cities. It was directed by Elmer Clifton who, as an actor from the early silent days, appeared in The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance (both by D.W. Griffith). Clifton also directed the anti-marijuana polemic Assassin of Youth. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029578 CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions Feature films added regularly to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons.
A "Texas Rangers" picture for PRC, starring Tex Ritter and Dave O'Brien.
A number of young girls turns up dead or missing, and the one connection they have is that they were all students at a drama school. The town District Attorney suspects that the school is a front for a prostitution racket, and when he is framed and blackmailed in an attempt to stop his investigation, a female reporter goes undercover to try to expose the racket and clear the D.A.'s name. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com. Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Elmer Clifton (story), Oliver Drake (screenplay) Stars: H.B. Warner, Astrid Allwyn and John Archer Runtime: 74 min Find more free public domain movies at www.freemeo.org
Title: Assassin of Youth Release Year: 1937 Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Charles A. Browne (screenplay), Elmer Clifton (story) Stars: Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner, Dorothy Short "A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends." Via IMDB
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion. Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Bernard McConville (story), Charles R. Condon (screenplay) Stars: Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames
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Story of a small Quaker community in Massachusetts and a whaling ship owned by Captain Morgan. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013085/ CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.
See review and synopsis at: http://www.acinemahistory.com/2015/10/down-to-sea-in-ships-1922.html A story of deception and love at the end of the 19th century in a Quaker whaling community in New Bedford, Massachusetts
From IMDb: Society glamor girl/aviatrix Virginia Allerton decides to alter her around-the-world flight by stopping off on the Pacific isle of Palo Pango where her brother, Lieutenant Allerton is ... Director: Elmer Clifton Stars: William Gargan, Wallace Ford, June Lang
A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends. Luana Walters as Joan Barry Arthur Gardner as Art Brighton Fay McKenzie as Linda Clayton Michael Owen as Jack Howard Dorothy Short as Marjorie 'Marge' Barry Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. Mary Barry Earl Dwire as Henry 'Pop' Brady Fern Emmett as Henrietta Frisbee Henry Roquemore as Judge George Herbert Hudson Faucett as Otto
American exploitation film starring Lona Andre, Donald Reed, and Wheeler Oakman. It is presented as a cautionary tale about the evils of white slavery prostitution rings operating in America's larger cities. It was directed by Elmer Clifton who, as an actor from the early silent days, appeared in The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance (both by D.W. Griffith). Clifton also directed the anti-marijuana polemic Assassin of Youth. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029578 CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions Feature films added regularly to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons.
A "Texas Rangers" picture for PRC, starring Tex Ritter and Dave O'Brien.
A number of young girls turns up dead or missing, and the one connection they have is that they were all students at a drama school. The town District Attorney suspects that the school is a front for a prostitution racket, and when he is framed and blackmailed in an attempt to stop his investigation, a female reporter goes undercover to try to expose the racket and clear the D.A.'s name. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com. Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Elmer Clifton (story), Oliver Drake (screenplay) Stars: H.B. Warner, Astrid Allwyn and John Archer Runtime: 74 min Find more free public domain movies at www.freemeo.org
Title: Assassin of Youth Release Year: 1937 Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Charles A. Browne (screenplay), Elmer Clifton (story) Stars: Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner, Dorothy Short "A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends." Via IMDB
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion. Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Bernard McConville (story), Charles R. Condon (screenplay) Stars: Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames
A shot rings out in a darkened apartment; a woman screams and flees, tricking architect Jimmy McMillan into giving her a ride. McMillan returns and finds a body; but the police find a ... See full summary » Director: Elmer Clifton Writers: Helen Kiely (original story), Elmer Clifton (screenplay) Stars: Chick Chandler, June Clyde, George Meeker
Copyright: Public Domain Release Date: 1916 Directed by: D. W. Griffith Produced by: D. W. Griffith Written by: D. W. Griffith, Hettie Grey Baker, Tod Browning, Anita Loos, Mary H. O'Connor, Frank E. Woods Starring: Vera Lewis, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Constance Talmadge, Lillian Gish, Josephine Crowell, Margery Wilson, Frank Bennett, Elmer Clifton, Miriam Cooper, Alfred Paget Music by: Joseph Carl Breil, Julián Carrillo, Carl Davis (for 1989 restoration) Cinematography: Billy Bitzer Edited by: D. W. Griffith, James Smith, Rose Smith Distributed by: Triangle Distributing Corporation Release date: September 5, 1916 Running time: 210 minutes (original release), 197 minutes (most surviving cuts) Country: United States Language: Silent film, English intertitles Budget: $385,907
Director: James Kirkwood | Production Country: United States | Year: 1916 | Production Company: American Film Manufacturing (United States) | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam) - https://www.eyefilm.nl/ An orphan child touches the heart of a banker. The older man takes her in with him, and she becomes a “young lady”. One day she finds a baby on the sidewalk. She thinks that the foundling has come “from heaven”, and is hers. Consternation ensues in this proper household. Cast: Mary Miles Minter, Eugene Forde, Harvey Clark, Eugenie Forde, Ashton Dearholt.
Director: David Smith (1872 - 1930) | Production Country: United States | Year: 1921 | Production Company: Vitagraph Company of America (United States) | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam) - https://www.eyefilm.nl/ A melodrama about a young woman and her origins. The story is set in north-western Canada, against the backdrop of tensions between population groups and conflicting business interests. Cast: Henry B. Walthall, Pauline Starke, Harry Northrup, Joe Rickson, Jack Curtis, Emmett King, Walter Rodgers, William McCall, Vincent Howard.
Torbay, England. In a little marina men take a dinghy into water to go sailing. Several shots of sailing boats at sea. Esbjerg, Denmark. Harbour with two lines of nice looking fishing boats. Danish fishermen are seen unloading ships. Voiceover says that sailing is not a game for Danes but well organised and lucrative industry. At shipyard, men make new fishing boats and restore the old ones. St. George's, Bermuda. A yacht with Governor of Bermuda arrives in St. George's on St. George's Day. Ceremonial reception with pageantry - uniforms, Guard of Honours, Colours... They perform annual Peppercorn Ceremony - freemasons give the Governor a rent of one peppercorn. Follow various great shots of Bermuda's tourists sites and attractions. Long Beach, California, United States of Am...
Nautical Channel promo for 'Le Belem' - Premiere 02/11/2013 at 21:00 CET Delve into the lives of the Belem's crew as they sail the historic ship and train apprentices from all around the world. The Belem is over 100 years old and remains the last 19th century French commercial ship still in use today. Priceless for its historical value and functionality, the Belem keeps the past alive and sailing relevant to a new generation of ocean goers. --- Connect with Nautical Channel: Like: https://Facebook.com/NauticalChannel Follow: https://Twitter.com/NauticalChannel Visit: https://NauticalChannel.net
Jimmy and The Roots join Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong'o, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford for an a cappella tribute to "Star Wars." Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonight The Tonight Show Tumblr: http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NB...
Performed for German TV, from the "Nothing More" box set DVD. I do not own the rights to this video. If you like it, please support the artists by buying the box set. Songs: 1 Nothing More 00:00 2 Gypsy Davey 04:52 3 John The Gun 08:42 4 Too Much Of Nothing 13:34
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history. Cast Lillian Gish ... The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle Spottiswoode Aitken ... Brown Eyes's Father Mary Alden ... Uplifter Frank Bennett ... Charles IX Monte Blue ... The Strike Leader William H. Brown ... Father of the Bride of Cana / Warden Lucille Browne ... Uplifter Elmer Clifton ... The Rhapsode Miriam Cooper ... The Friendless One Josephine Crowell ... Catherine de Médicis Dore Davidson ... The Friendly Neighbor Sam De Grasse ... Arthur Jenkins Edward Dillon ... Crook Taylor N. Duncan ... Captain of the Gateg / Bodyguard of the Princess Beloved Pearl Elmore ... Uplifter Howard Gaye ... Jesus Christ / Cardinal de Lorraine Olga ...