- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 8, 1888
- Place of Birth
- Central City, Colorado, USA
- Died
- April 24, 1967
Fred C. Newmeyer
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 ver…
Filmography
movieThe Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022 · Director
movieRodeo Rhythm
1942 · Director
movieMail and Female
1937 · Director
movieGeneral Spanky
1936 · Director
movieArbor Day
1936 · Director
movieThe Pinch Singer
1936 · Director
movieA Scream in the Night
1935 · Director
movieSecrets of Chinatown
1935 · Director
No Ransom
movieNo Ransom
1934 · Director
Lost In The Legion
movieLost In The Legion
1934 · Director
movieThe Big Race
1934 · Director
movieThe Moth
1934 · Director
movieThe Gambling Sex
1932 · Director
movieThe Fighting Gentleman
1932 · Director
movieThe Night Rider
1932 · Director
movieThey Never Come Back
1932 · Director
movieDiscarded Lovers
1932 · Director
movieSubway Express
1931 · Director
movieFast and Loose
1930 · Director
movieQueen High
1930 · Director
movieThe Grand Parade
1930 · Director
movieSailor's Holiday
1929 · Director
movieRainbow Man
1929 · Director
movieIt Can Be Done
1929 · Director
movieThe Night Bird
1928 · Director
movieWarming Up
1928 · Director
movieThat's My Daddy
1927 · Director
movieOn Your Toes!
1927 · Director
movieToo Many Crooks
1927 · Director
movieThe Potters
1927 · Director
movieThe Lunatic at Large
1927 · Director
movieThe Quarterback
1926 · Director
movieThe Savage
1926 · Director
movieThe Perfect Clown
1925 · Director
movieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1925 · Director
movieThe Freshman
1925 · Director
movieHot Water
1924 · Director
movieGirl Shy
1924 · Director
movieWhy Worry?
1923 · Director
movieSafety Last!
1923 · Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited), Director
movieDr. Jack
1922 · Director
movieGrandma's Boy
1922 · Director
movieA Sailor-Made Man
1921 · Director
movieNever Weaken
1921 · Director
movieAmong Those Present
1921 · Director
movieNow or Never
1921 · Director
movieNumber, Please?
1920 · carnival staff (uncredited), Co-Director
Alias Aladdin
movieAlias Aladdin
1920 · Director
Money to Burn
movieMoney to Burn
1920 · Director
Merely a Maid
movieMerely a Maid
1920 · Director
Raise the Rent
movieRaise the Rent
1920 · Director
movieAll Lit Up
1920 · Director
movieCaptain Kidd's Kids
1919 · Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)
movieBumping Into Broadway
1919
movieDon't Shove
1919
movieCount Your Change
1919
movieBilly Blazes, Esq.
1919 · Fleeing chinese man (Uncredited)
movieThe Marathon
1919
movieYoung Mr. Jazz
1919 · (uncredited)
movieA Sammy in Siberia
1919 · (uncredited)
movieIt's a Wild Life
1918
moviePipe the Whiskers
1918
The Tip
movieThe Tip
1918
movieStep Lively
1917
movieBashful
1917
movieWe Never Sleep
1917
movieAll Aboard
1917
movieClubs Are Trump
1917
movieLove, Laughs and Lather
1917
movieRainbow Island
1917
movieFrom Laramie to London
1917
movieBirds of a Feather
1917
movieBy the Sad Sea Waves
1917
moviePinched
1917
movieLonesome Luke Loses Patients
1917
movieOver the Fence
1917 · (uncredited)
movieLonesome Luke, Messenger
1917
movieLuke Locates the Loot
1916
movieLuke's Fireworks Fizzle
1916
movieLuke, Rank Impersonator
1916
movieLuke's Movie Muddle
1916
movieLuke, Patient Provider
1916
movieLuke and the Bang-Tails
1916
movieLuke's Speedy Club Life
1916
movieLuke and the Mermaids
1916
movieLuke Joins the Navy
1916
movieLuke Does the Midway
1916
movieLuke's Lost Lamb
1916
movieLuke, Crystal Gazer
1916
movieLuke Rides Roughshod
1916
movieLuke's Society Mixup
1916
movieLuke's Late Lunchers
1916