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Elmer Clifton

Director · 108 credits · 3 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Judge (1949)

Frequent collaborators: Lillian Gish, Hobart Bosworth, Dorothy Gish, Josephine Crowell, W.E. Lawrence

Directed movies (93 total, ranked by score)

  1. Gangsters of the Frontier

    1944 · ★ 3.8 (7 votes)

    Western

    31

  2. Captured in Chinatown

    1935 · ★ 4.4 (5 votes)

    Mystery, Crime

    32

  3. Let 'Er Go Gallegher

    1928 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    33

  4. Hard Guy

    1941 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    34

  5. California Frontier

    1938

    Western, Action, Drama

    35

  6. The Eagle

    1918

    Western, Drama, Crime

    36

  7. The Stranger from Arizona

    1938 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    37

  8. Captain America

    1944 · ★ 5.3 (36 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    38

  9. Paroled from the Big House

    1938

    Crime, Action

    39

  10. The Devil's Apple Tree

    1929 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    40

  11. I'll Sell My Life

    1941 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Action

    41

  12. Crashing Thru

    1939 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    42

  13. The Flash of Fate

    1918 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    43

  14. The Flame of Youth

    1917 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    44

  15. Swing, Cowboy, Swing

    1946 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Western

    45

  16. Mary Ellen Comes to Town

    1920 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    46

  17. Ten Laps to Go

    1936 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Action

    47

  18. Isle Of Destiny

    1940 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    48

  19. Dead or Alive

    1944 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Western

    49

  20. The Wreck of the Hesperus

    1927

    Drama

    50

  21. The Warrens of Virginia

    1924

    Drama, Western

    51

  22. Assassin of Youth

    1938 · ★ 3.1 (13 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    52

  23. Cyclone of the Saddle

    1935 · ★ 5.8 (3 votes)

    Western

    53

  24. The Bride of the Colorado

    1928 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Adventure

    54

  25. Down to the Sea in Ships

    1922 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    55

  26. Virgin Lips

    1928 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    56

  27. Pals of the Range

    1935

    Western

    57

  28. Wolves of the Sea

    1936 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure

    58

  29. The Secret of Treasure Island

    1938 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Science Fiction, Mystery, Action

    59

  30. Gambling with Souls

    1936 · ★ 3.4 (9 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 3, 2026.