Personal Info
Birth date
1882-12-18 (142 Years)
Day of death
1943-03-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Also known as
-Cliff Saum
Biography
Cliff Saum was born on December 18, 1882 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for A Bum Mistake (1914), The Volunteer Fireman (1915) and The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot (1914). He died on March 5, 1943 in Glendale, California, USA.
Filmography
Baby Face
7.244
Overview:
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.Noah's Ark
6.3
Overview:
The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.The Kennel Murder Case
6.106
Overview:
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.The Roaring Twenties
7.49
Overview:
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.Jezebel
6.998
Overview:
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.Nancy Drew... Reporter
6.017
Overview:
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew's daughter Nancy intercepts a real story assignment. She "covers" the inquest of the death of a woman who was poisoned. Nancy doesn't think the young woman accused of the crime is guilty and corrals her neighbor Ted into searching for a vital piece of evidence and stumbles onto the identity of the real killer.The Dragon Murder Case
5.667
Overview:
Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so Leland suspects foul play and calls the cops. Luckily, Philo is with the D.A. and comes along, but they do not find Montague. When they drain the pool the next day, they find nothing except what looks like dragon prints. Philo has his suspicions and tries to piece the clues together to find out what has happened.Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
Overview:
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.Each Dawn I Die
6.8
Overview:
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.Manpower
6.7
Overview:
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.Action in the North Atlantic
7.074
Overview:
Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.They Made Me a Criminal
6.1
Overview:
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.King of the Underworld
6.4
Overview:
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after being shot, it could be the break Nelson needs. Now she has a chance to use her medical know-how to outwit Gurney and his goons and reestablish her professional reputation.They Drive by Night
6.942
Overview:
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.Dark Victory
7
Overview:
Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.Dust Be My Destiny
6.2
Overview:
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.The Oklahoma Kid
6
Overview:
McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.Castle on the Hudson
6.8
Overview:
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.The Male Animal
4.1
Overview:
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.Afraid to Talk
6
Overview:
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.The Return of Doctor X
5.9
Overview:
When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9
Overview:
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.Smashing the Money Ring
5
Overview:
T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.Love Is on the Air
5
Overview:
A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.6
Overview:
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.The Doorway to Hell
6.3
Overview:
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.Stranded
5.8
Overview:
A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.Acting
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
1943Action in the North Atlantic as Seaman (uncredited)
1942The Hidden Hand as Detective (uncredited)
1942Spy Ship as Swifty, Bartender
1942Murder in the Big House as Second Process Server (uncredited)
1942I Was Framed as Paul's Gang Member
1942The Male Animal as Reporter (uncredited)
1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Chicago Fireman
1941The Man Who Came to Dinner as Joe (uncredited)
1941Manpower as Man to Call Substation (uncredited)
1941Highway West as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1941The Nurse's Secret as Taxi Driver
1941A Shot in the Dark as Police Guard (uncredited)
1941The Case of the Black Parrot as Morel
1940East of the River as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1940Flowing Gold as Trainman (uncredited)
1940Money and the Woman as Guard (uncredited)
1940They Drive by Night as Man Outside Barney's (uncredited)
1940King of the Lumberjacks as Lumberjack in Saloon with Pipe (uncredited)
1940Alex in Wonderland as Policeman
1940Castle on the Hudson as Prison Intake Clerk (uncredited)
1940Calling Philo Vance as Investigator Snitken (uncredited)
1940Brother Rat and a Baby as Man Watching Fire
1939The Return of Doctor X as Detective Sergeant Moran
1939The Roaring Twenties as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1939Smashing the Money Ring as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
1939On Your Toes as Stagehand
1939Dust Be My Destiny as Jury Member (uncredited)
1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Burt the Iceman (uncredited)
1939Angels Wash Their Faces as Mr. Miller (uncredited)
1939Each Dawn I Die as Accident Witness (uncredited)
1939Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite as Bailiff (uncredited)
1939Hell's Kitchen as Guard (uncredited)
1939Naughty But Nice as Radio Announcer Starting Program (uncredited)
1939Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as First Deputy Sheriff
1939Code of the Secret Service as Policeman (uncredited)
1939Dark Victory as Moving Man (uncredited)
1939Women in the Wind as Policeman at Airport (uncredited)
1939On Trial as Bailiff
1939You Can't Get Away with Murder as Officer (uncredited)
1939The Oklahoma Kid as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
1939Secret Service of the Air as Alien - First Flight
1939Nancy Drew... Reporter as Policeman Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
1939Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Detective Larry (uncredited)
1939They Made Me a Criminal as Man in Front of Tommy (uncredited)
1939King of the Underworld as Gangster (uncredited)
1939Devil's Island as Uniformed Gendarme
1938Heart of the North as Trading Post Clerk (uncredited)
1938Nancy Drew… Detective as Farmer (uncredited)
1938Torchy Gets Her Man as Police Officer O'Brien (uncredited)
1938Brother Rat as Baseball Umpire
1938Girls on Probation as Patrolman
1938Boy Meets Girl as Smitty - Studio Policeman
1938Penrod's Double Trouble as Police Officer Kicking the Professor (uncredited)
1938Racket Busters as Policeman (uncredited)
1938Cowboy from Brooklyn as Chief Brakeman
1938The Beloved Brat as Fireman
1938Over the Wall as Policeman at Beach
1938Jezebel as Ball Assistant Director (uncredited)
1938Blondes at Work as Cabbie (uncredited)
1937The Adventurous Blonde as Officer Clary (uncredited)
1937Over the Goal as First Trainer
1937It's Love I'm After as Stagehand (uncredited)
1937Love Is on the Air as Policeman
1937Wine, Women and Horses as Taxi Driver #2
1937Varsity Show as Man (voice)
1937Talent Scout as Lambert's Set Assistant (uncredited)
1937Blazing Sixes as Punch Server at Dance (uncredited)
1937The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Third Detective (uncredited)
1937The Go-Getter as Lumberyard Foreman (uncredited)
1937The Cherokee Strip as Undetermined Secondary Role
1937Melody for Two as Cigar Salesman
1937Men in Exile as Jailer
1937Land Beyond the Law as Townsman (uncredited)
1937Ready, Willing and Able as Yip's Assistant
1937Midnight Court as Policeman
1937Penrod and Sam as Tom (uncredited)
1937Her Husband's Secretary as Driver to Oregon Cabin
1937The Great O'Malley as Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
1937Once a Doctor as Arresting Policeman
1937Smart Blonde as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1936Guns of the Pecos as Bartender
1936King of Hockey as Fan Yanking Elsie Down
1936California Mail as Man Taking Bets
1936Trailin' West as Jim Davis - Henchman (uncredited)
1936Jailbreak as Policeman in Courtroom
1936Satan Met a Lady as Patrol Officer (uncredited)
1936Treachery Rides the Range as Deputy - Jailer
1935Moonlight on the Prairie as Saloon Cowboy #2
1935The Three Musketeers as Palace Guard
1935The Goose and the Gander as Detective Snyder (uncredited)
1935Broadway Gondolier as Red's Pal
1935Stranded as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
1934Murder in the Clouds as Motor Cop
1934Gentlemen Are Born as Announcer
1934Desirable as Bus Barker
1934Dames as Stagehand (uncredited)
1934The Dragon Murder Case as Det. Burke (uncredited)
1934The Merry Frinks as Cabbie (uncredited)
1933Lady Killer as Unknown
1933The Kennel Murder Case as Policeman on Night Patrol (uncredited)
1933Baby Face as Laborer (uncredited)
1933Hard to Handle as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
1932Afraid to Talk as Protester with Sign
1932The Dark Horse as Progressive Party Man
1932Fireman, Save My Child as Rosedale Fireman
1931Expensive Women as Taxi Driver
1931Side Show as Roustabout
1931Blonde Crazy as Mike (uncredited)
1930River's End as Mountie
1930The Doorway to Hell as Poolroom Proprietor (uncredited)
1930Moby Dick as Mary Ann Crew Member
1930The Three Sisters as Pasquale
1930Show Girl in Hollywood as Mr. Smith
1928Noah's Ark as Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
1926The House Without a Key as Kennedy
1925The Bridge of Sighs as Smithers
1918Lest We Forget as Fritz Muller
Writing
1918Kaiser's Finish ... Story
Directing
1918Kaiser's Finish ... Director, Assistant Director