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Fred C. Newmeyer


Fred C. Newmeyer

Birthday:

08/08/1888

Place of birth:

Central City, Colorado, USA:

Biography:

A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923. Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games. Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky. Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.


Credits

Safety Last! (1923)
as Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)
Number, Please? (1920)
as carnival staff (uncredited)
Captain Kidd's Kids (1919)
as Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)
Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
as
Don't Shove (1919)
as
Count Your Change (1919)
as
The Marathon (1919)
as
Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
as (uncredited)
A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
as (uncredited)
It's a Wild Life (1918)
as
Pipe the Whiskers (1918)
as
The Tip (1918)
as
Step Lively (1917)
as
Bashful (1917)
as
We Never Sleep (1917)
as
All Aboard (1917)
as
Clubs Are Trump (1917)
as
Love, Laughs and Lather (1917)
as
Rainbow Island (1917)
as
From Laramie to London (1917)
as
Birds of a Feather (1917)
as
By the Sad Sea Waves (1917)
as
Pinched (1917)
as
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients (1917)
as
Over the Fence (1917)
as (uncredited)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger (1917)
as
Luke Locates the Loot (1916)
as
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle (1916)
as
Luke, Rank Impersonator (1916)
as
Luke's Movie Muddle (1916)
as
Luke, Patient Provider (1916)
as
Luke and the Bang-Tails (1916)
as
Luke's Speedy Club Life (1916)
as
Luke and the Mermaids (1916)
as
Luke Joins the Navy (1916)
as
Luke Does the Midway (1916)
as
Luke's Lost Lamb (1916)
as
Luke, Crystal Gazer (1916)
as
Luke Rides Roughshod (1916)
as
Luke's Society Mixup (1916)
as
Luke's Late Lunchers (1916)
as
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 (2022)
Director
Rodeo Rhythm (1942)
Director
Mail and Female (1937)
Director
General Spanky (1936)
Director
Arbor Day (1936)
Director
The Pinch Singer (1936)
Director
A Scream in the Night (1935)
Director
Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
Director
No Ransom (1934)
Director
Lost In The Legion (1934)
Director
The Big Race (1934)
Director
The Moth (1934)
Director
The Gambling Sex (1932)
Director
The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
Director
The Night Rider (1932)
Director
They Never Come Back (1932)
Director
Discarded Lovers (1932)
Director
Subway Express (1931)
Director
Fast and Loose (1930)
Director
Queen High (1930)
Director
The Grand Parade (1930)
Director
Sailor's Holiday (1929)
Director
Rainbow Man (1929)
Director
It Can Be Done (1929)
Director
The Night Bird (1928)
Director
Warming Up (1928)
Director
That's My Daddy (1927)
Director
On Your Toes! (1927)
Director
Too Many Crooks (1927)
Director
The Potters (1927)
Director
The Lunatic at Large (1927)
Director
The Quarterback (1926)
Director
The Savage (1926)
Director
The Perfect Clown (1925)
Director
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
Director
The Freshman (1925)
Director
Hot Water (1924)
Director
Girl Shy (1924)
Director
Why Worry? (1923)
Director
Safety Last! (1923)
Director
Dr. Jack (1922)
Director
Grandma's Boy (1922)
Director
A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
Director
Never Weaken (1921)
Director
Among Those Present (1921)
Director
Now or Never (1921)
Director
Number, Please? (1920)
Co-Director
Alias Aladdin (1920)
Director
Money to Burn (1920)
Director
Merely a Maid (1920)
Director
Raise the Rent (1920)
Director
All Lit Up (1920)
Director