Denison Clift
American film director, writer

Denison Clift

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American film director, writer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
Film director
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
3 May 1885(San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A.)
Death:
17 December 1961(Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California)
Star sign:
Taurus
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Denison Clift (1885–1961) was an American screenwriter and film director.

Biography

Clift was educated at Stanford University. After he started writing, Cecil B. DeMille entrusted him with the writing of Lasky scenarios, it was his introduction to the film industry. He directed a number of British films during the silent era.

Selected filmography

Director

  • The Iron Heart (1920)
  • A Woman of No Importance (1921)
  • The Diamond Necklace (1921)
  • Demos (1921)
  • Sonia (1921)
  • A Bill of Divorcement (1922)
  • This Freedom (1923)
  • Ports of Call (1925)
  • Paradise (1928)
  • Taxi for Two (1929)
  • High Seas (1929)
  • City of Play (1929)
  • The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)

Screenwriter

  • Power Over Men (1929)
  • All That Glitters (1936)
  • Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)