Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 08, 1888
Died
Apr 24, 1967
Place of Birth
Central City, Colorado, USA
Credits
92 titles
Fred C. Newmeyer
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
Director
Rodeo Rhythm
Director
Mail and Female
Director
General Spanky
Director
Arbor Day
Director
The Pinch Singer
Director
A Scream in the Night
Director
Secrets of Chinatown
Director
No Ransom
Director
Lost In The Legion
Director
The Big Race
Director
The Moth
Director
The Gambling Sex
Director
The Fighting Gentleman
Director
The Night Rider
Director
They Never Come Back
Director
Discarded Lovers
Director
Subway Express
Director
Fast and Loose
Director
Queen High
Director
The Grand Parade
Director
Sailor's Holiday
Director
Rainbow Man
Director
It Can Be Done
Director
The Night Bird
Director
Warming Up
Director
That's My Daddy
Director
On Your Toes!
Director
Too Many Crooks
Director
The Potters
Director
The Lunatic at Large
Director
The Quarterback
Director
The Savage
Director
The Perfect Clown
Director
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Director
The Freshman
Director
Hot Water
Director
Girl Shy
Director
Why Worry?
Director
Safety Last!
Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)
Dr. Jack
Director
Grandma's Boy
Director
A Sailor-Made Man
Director
Never Weaken
Director
Among Those Present
Director
Now or Never
Director
Number, Please?
carnival staff (uncredited)
Alias Aladdin
Director
Money to Burn
Director
Merely a Maid
Director