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Slaves in Bondage (1937) -- Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house...

Rough Riding Ranger (1935) -- Hanson is using Bobby's carrier pigeons to receive messages. His man Slim shoots them down before they reach Bobby...

Death in the Air (1936) -- 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.

Marked for Murder (1945) -- Rangers Dave and Panhandle arrive and are joined by Lawyer Tex to try and stop the range war between the ranchers and the sheep men...

Isle of Destiny (1940) -- Society glamour girl/aviatrix Virginia Allerton (June Lang) decides to alter her around-the-world flight by stopping off on the Pacific isle of Palo Pango where her brother...

Overview

Date of Birth:

14 March 1890, Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Date of Death:

15 October 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Although Clifton is credited with having directed several films released in 1950... more

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Alternate Names:

Elmer S. Pond | Elmer Pond

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Silver Bandit (1950)		1950	-	2.9 (8)

2.	Red Rock Outlaw (1950)	(as Elmer S. Pond)	1950	-	-

3.	Not Wanted (1949)		1949	-	7.0 (65)
	AKAs: Shame Streets of Sin The Streets of Sin The Wrong Rut (USA: recut version)
4.	The Judge (1949)		1949	-	6.0 (10)
	AKAs: The Gamblers (UK)
5.	Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)		1946	-	-
	AKAs: Bad Man from Big Bend (USA: reissue title)
6.	Marked for Murder (1945)		1945	-	4.6 (9)

7.	The Whispering Skull (1944)		1944	-	6.0 (13)

8.	Dead or Alive (1944)		1944	-	4.4 (14)

9.	Youth Aflame (1944)		1944	-	-
	AKAs: Hoodlum Girls (USA: reissue title (video title))
10.	Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)		1944	-	5.7 (14)
	AKAs: Raiders of the Frontier (UK)
11.	Seven Doors to Death (1944)		1944	-	4.6 (37)
	AKAs: Vanishing Corpses (USA: reissue title)
12.	Spook Town (1944)		1944	-	5.1 (7)

13.	The Pinto Bandit (1944)		1944	-	5.8 (11)

14.	Guns of the Law (1944)		1944	-	5.8 (6)

15.	Captain America (1944)		1944	-	7.2 (146)
	AKAs: Return of Captain America (USA: reissue title)
16.	Boss of Rawhide (1943)		1943	-	-

17.	Return of the Rangers (1943)		1943	-	-

18.	Frontier Law (1943)		1943	-	-

19.	Days of Old Cheyenne (1943)		1943	-	6.1 (16)

20.	The Blocked Trail (1943)		1943	-	6.8 (37)

21.	The Sundown Kid (1942)		1942	-	-

22.	The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)		1942	-	-

23.	Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)		1942	-	5.3 (5)

24.	Swamp Woman (1941)		1941	-	5.5 (14)

25.	Hard Guy (1941)		1941	-	-
	AKAs: Professional Bride (UK)
26.	I'll Sell My Life (1941)		1941	-	5.0 (6)
	AKAs: Some Call It Murder (USA: alternative title)
27.	City of Missing Girls (1941)		1941	-	5.3 (34)

28.	Isle of Destiny (1940)		1940	-	4.5 (5)

29.	Crashing Thru (1939)		1939	-	6.1 (12)

30.	California Frontier (1938)		1938	-	6.1 (23)

31.	Law of the Texan (1938)		1938	-	-

32.	The Stranger from Arizona (1938)		1938	-	5.9 (19)

33.	Paroled from the Big House (1938)		1938	-	3.1 (6)
	AKAs: Main Street Girl (USA: TV title)
34.	The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)		1938	-	4.8 (128)
	AKAs: The Secret of a Treasure Island (USA: poster title)
35.	Slaves in Bondage (1937)		1937	-	4.6 (59)
	AKAs: Crusade Against Rackets (USA: alternative title)
36.	Mile a Minute Love (1937)		1937	-	-
	AKAs: Crime Afloat (USA: reissue title) Roaring Speedboats
37.	Assassin of Youth (1937)		1937	-	4.8 (141)
	AKAs: Marihuana (USA: review title) The Marijuana Menace (USA: DVD title)
38.	Ten Laps to Go (1936)		1936	-	4.5 (10)
	AKAs: King of the Speedway (USA: TV title)
39.	Death in the Air (1936)		1936	-	5.6 (27)
	AKAs: Death in the Sky Murder in the Air (UK) Pilot X The Mysterious Bombardier (USA: reissue title)
40.	Gambling with Souls (1936)		1936	-	4.2 (44)
	AKAs: The Vice Racket
41.	Wildcat Trooper (1936)		1936	-	4.6 (5)
	AKAs: Wild Cat (UK)
42.	Wolves of the Sea (1936)		1936	-	-
	AKAs: Jungle Island (USA: reissue title)
43.	Custer's Last Stand (1936/II)		1936	-	2.1 (7)

44.	Custer's Last Stand (1936/I)		1936	-	5.1 (127)

45.	Skull and Crown (1935)		1935	-	4.1 (15)

46.	Rip Roaring Riley (1935)		1935	-	-
	AKAs: The Mystery of Diamond Island (UK)
47.	Captured in Chinatown (1935)		1935	-	6.0 (10)

48.	Fighting Caballero (1935)		1935	-	-

49.	Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)		1935	-	-

50.	Pals of the Range (1935)		1935	-	-

51.	Rough Riding Ranger (1935)		1935	-	5.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Secret Stranger
52.	Maid to Order (1931)		1931	-	-

53.	The Devil's Apple Tree (1929)		1929	-	-

54.	Tropical Nights (1928)		1928	-	-

55.	Virgin Lips (1928)		1928	-	-

56.	Beautiful But Dumb (1928)		1928	-	-

57.	Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)		1928	-	-
	AKAs: Gallegher (UK)
58.	The Bride of the Colorado (1928)		1928	-	-
	AKAs: Bride of the Night (USA: alternative title)
59.	The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)		1927	-	-

60.	Wives at Auction (1926)		1926	-	-

61.	The Truth About Men (1926)		1926	-	-

62.	Daughters of the Night (1924)		1924	-	-

63.	The Warrens of Virginia (1924)		1924	-	-

64.	Six Cylinder Love (1923)		1923	-	-

65.	Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)		1922	-	6.4 (152)

66.	Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)		1920	-	-

67.	Turning the Tables (1919)		1919	-	-

68.	Nobody Home (1919)		1919	-	-

69.	Nugget Nell (1919)		1919	-	-

70.	I'll Get Him Yet (1919)		1919	-	-

71.	Peppy Polly (1919)		1919	-	-

72.	Boots (1919)		1919	-	-

73.	The Hope Chest (1918)		1918	-	-

74.	Kiss or Kill (1918)		1918	-	-

75.	Battling Jane (1918)		1918	-	-

76.	Winner Takes All (1918)		1918	-	-

77.	The Eagle (1918)		1918	-	-

78.	Smashing Through (1918)		1918	-	-
	AKAs: The Love Claim (USA: review title)
79.	The Guilt of Silence (1918)		1918	-	-

80.	The Two-Soul Woman (1918)		1918	-	-

81.	Brace Up (1918)		1918	-	-

82.	The Flash of Fate (1918)		1918	-	-
	AKAs: The Crookedest Man in the World (USA)
83.	The High Sign (1917)		1917	-	-

84.	The Man Trap (1917)		1917	-	-

85.	Flirting with Death (1917)		1917	-	-

86.	A Stormy Knight (1917)		1917	-	-

87.	The Midnight Man (1917)		1917	-	-

88.	High Speed (1917)	(completion)	1917	-	-

89.	The Flame of Youth (1917)		1917	-	-

90.	Her Official Fathers (1917)		1917	-	-

91.	The Artist's Wife (1915)		1915	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950)	(story)	1950	-	-
	AKAs: The Clue (UK)
2.	The Silver Bandit (1950)	(writer) (as Elmer S. Pond)	1950	-	2.9 (8)

3.	The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)	(writer) (as Elmer Pond)	1950	-	3.4 (11)

4.	Red Rock Outlaw (1950)	(writer) (as Elmer Pond)	1950	-	-

5.	The Judge (1949)	(screenplay)	1949	-	6.0 (10)
	AKAs: The Gamblers (UK)
6.	Quick on the Trigger (1948)	(original screenplay)	1948	-	-
	AKAs: Condemned in Error (UK)
7.	Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)	(original screenplay)	1948	-	7.2 (40)

8.	West to Glory (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	6.4 (21)

9.	Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	-

10.	Song of the Sierras (1946)	(screenplay)	1946	-	-

11.	Outlaws of the Plains (1946)	(story)	1946	-	6.4 (26)

12.	Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)	(story and screenplay)	1946	-	-
	AKAs: Bad Man from Big Bend (USA: reissue title)
13.	Ambush Trail (1946)	(original screenplay)	1946	-	4.8 (17)

14.	Frontier Fugitives (1945)	(original screenplay)	1945	-	4.8 (15)

15.	Three in the Saddle (1945)	(original screenplay)	1945	-	5.4 (6)
	AKAs: Masked Ranger (USA: recut version)
16.	Marked for Murder (1945)	(original screenplay)	1945	-	4.6 (9)

17.	Lightning Raiders (1945)	(story)	1945	-	6.5 (27)

18.	Youth Aflame (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	-
	AKAs: Hoodlum Girls (USA: reissue title (video title))
19.	Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)	(writer)	1944	-	5.7 (14)
	AKAs: Raiders of the Frontier (UK)
20.	Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)	(original screenplay)	1944	-	4.2 (5)

21.	Brand of the Devil (1944)	(screenplay) (story)	1944	-	4.8 (13)

22.	Seven Doors to Death (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	4.6 (37)
	AKAs: Vanishing Corpses (USA: reissue title)
23.	Teen Age (1944)	(screenplay) (story)	1944	-	-
	AKAs: Teenage Jungle (USA: reissue title)
24.	Spook Town (1944)	(writer)	1944	-	5.1 (7)

25.	The Pinto Bandit (1944)	(original story and screenplay)	1944	-	5.8 (11)

26.	Guns of the Law (1944)	(original screenplay)	1944	-	5.8 (6)

27.	Outlaw Roundup (1944)	(original screenplay)	1944	-	-

28.	Boss of Rawhide (1943)	(story and screenplay)	1943	-	-

29.	Return of the Rangers (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	-

30.	Frontier Law (1943)	(original screenplay)	1943	-	-

31.	Raiders of San Joaquin (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	-

32.	Cheyenne Roundup (1943)	(screenplay) (story)	1943	-	-

33.	Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)	(original story and screenplay)	1943	-	-
	AKAs: Thunder Gap Outlaws (USA: recut version)
34.	The Rangers Take Over (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	-

35.	The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	-

36.	I'll Sell My Life (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	5.0 (6)
	AKAs: Some Call It Murder (USA: alternative title)
37.	City of Missing Girls (1941)	(story)	1941	-	5.3 (34)

38.	Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941)	(story)	1941	-	5.7 (8)

39.	West of Pinto Basin (1940)	(story)	1940	-	6.1 (5)

40.	The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)	(screenplay)	1938	-	4.8 (128)
	AKAs: The Secret of a Treasure Island (USA: poster title)
41.	Assassin of Youth (1937)	(story and screenplay)	1937	-	4.8 (141)
	AKAs: Marihuana (USA: review title) The Marijuana Menace (USA: DVD title)
42.	Wolves of the Sea (1936)	(original screenplay)	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Jungle Island (USA: reissue title)
43.	Captured in Chinatown (1935)	(continuty and dialogue)	1935	-	6.0 (10)

44.	Fighting Caballero (1935)	(story and dialogue)	1935	-	-

45.	Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	-

46.	Pals of the Range (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	-

47.	Rough Riding Ranger (1935)	(original story and screenplay)	1935	-	5.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Secret Stranger
48.	Wives at Auction (1926)	(story)	1926	-	-

49.	Kiss or Kill (1918)	(scenario)	1918	-	-

50.	The Two-Soul Woman (1918)	(scenario)	1918	-	-

51.	Brace Up (1918)	(story)	1918	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Fall of Babylon (1919)	The Rhapsode	1919	-	5.1 (16)

2.	Nina, the Flower Girl (1917)	Jimmie	1917	-	-

3.	The Old Folks at Home (1916)	Steve Coburn	1916	-	-

4.	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)	The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)	1916	-	8.2 (4,859)
	AKAs: Intolerance (USA: short title) Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
5.	The Little School Ma'am (1916)	Wilbur Howard	1916	-	-

6.	Acquitted (1916)	Ned Fowler	1916	-	-

7.	The Missing Links (1916)	Horace Gaylord	1916	-	-

8.	The Sable Lorcha (1915)	Clyde	1915	-	-

9.	The Lily and the Rose (1915)	Allison Edwards	1915	-	6.3 (6)
	AKAs: The Tiger Girl (USA: reissue title)
10.	The Fox Woman (1915)	Marashida	1915	-	-

11.	The Fortification Plans (1915)	Lieutenant Lydell	1915	-	-

12.	The Hired Girl (1915)		1915	-	-

13.	Strathmore (1915)	(uncredited) Undetermined role	1915	-	-

14.	The Smuggler (1915)	(unconfirmed)	1915	-	-

15.	The Comeback (1915/I)	Borden	1915	-	-

16.	A Man for All That (1915)		1915	-	-

17.	The Broken Toy (1915)	Chat Atwood	1915	-	7.0 (9)

18.	The Artist's Wife (1915)	Adair (an artist)	1915	-	-

19.	The Lost House (1915)	Cuthbert	1915	-	-

20.	The Greaser (1915)		1915	-	-

21.	Only a Tramp (1915)	The Travelling Man	1915	-	-

22.	His Return (1915)		1915	-	-

23.	The Fatal Black Bean (1915)		1915	-	-

24.	The Birth of a Nation (1915)	Phil Stoneman	1915	-	7.1 (8,120)
	AKAs: In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version) The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title) The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)
25.	The Double Deception (1915)	Henry The Young Man	1915	-	-

26.	The Love Pirate (1915)	The Young Clubman	1915	-	-

27.	Vengeance Is Mine (1915)		1915	-	-

28.	A Lucky Disappointment (1914)	Jack Holt	1914	-	-

29.	In Wild Man's Land (1914)		1914	-	-

30.	A Question of Courage (1914)	Rebel - the Widow's Youngest Son	1914	-	-

31.	The Sisters (1914/I)	Frank (Carol's country lover)	1914	-	-

32.	The Folly of Anne (1914)		1914	-	-

33.	The Widow's Children (1914)	The Surveyor	1914	-	-

34.	Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914)	Charley Bates	1914	-	-
	AKAs: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
35.	Martin Eden (1914)	Cub reporter	1914	-	-

36.	Lest We Forget (1914)		1914	-	-

37.	John Barleycorn (1914)	Jack, 3rd period	1914	-	-

38.	John Colter's Escape (1912)		1912	-	-

39.	Atala (1912)		1912	-	-

40.	Getting Atmosphere (1912)		1912	-	-

41.	An Assisted Elopement (1912/II)		1912	-	-

42.	The Lake of Dreams (1912)		1912	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)	(associate producer)	1950	-	3.4 (11)

2.	Red Rock Outlaw (1950)	(producer) (as Elmer S. Pond)	1950	-	-

3.	Assassin of Youth (1937)	(associate producer)	1937	-	4.8 (141)
	AKAs: Marihuana (USA: review title) The Marijuana Menace (USA: DVD title)
4.	Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	6.4 (152)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Teen Age (1944)	(director: archive footage)	1944	-	-
	AKAs: Teenage Jungle (USA: reissue title)
2.	Flame of the Pacific (1934)	(presenter)	1934	-	-

3.	Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	6.4 (152)

4.	Way Down East (1920)	(associate director)	1920	-	8.3 (1,693)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Way Down East (1920)	(second unit director)	1920	-	8.3 (1,693)

2.	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)	(first assistant director: Babylon story) (uncredited)	1916	-	8.2 (4,859)
	AKAs: Intolerance (USA: short title) Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
3.	The Birth of a Nation (1915)	(assistant director) (uncredited)	1915	-	7.1 (8,120)
	AKAs: In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version) The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title) The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)

Stunts View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Way Down East (1920)	(stunt double: long shots of Lillian Gish on ice floe)	1920	-	8.3 (1,693)

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