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Fred Richard Newmeyer
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1888-08-08
- event Death Date 1967-04-24
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 2.3
- info Birth Place Central City, Colorado, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Fred C. Newmeyer
6.9
Bumping Into Broadway
1919-11-02
6.3
Captain Kidd's Kids
1919-11-30
0
We Never Sleep
1917-12-02
5.2
Clubs Are Trump
1917-11-18
0
Love, Laughs and Lather
1917-11-04
5
Rainbow Island
1917-10-28
0
From Laramie to London
1917-10-21
0
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
1917-09-16
4.5
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
1917-08-05
0
Luke and the Bang-Tails
1916-10-15
0
Luke, Patient Provider
1916-11-19
0
Luke, Rank Impersonator
1916-12-10
0
Luke Locates the Loot
1916-12-24
0
Luke and the Mermaids
1916-09-18
0
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
1916-12-17
0
Luke's Speedy Club Life
1916-10-01
0
Luke Does the Midway
1916-08-21
0
Luke Rides Roughshod
1916-07-10
0
Luke's Lost Lamb
1916-08-07
0
Luke, Crystal Gazer
1916-07-24
5.9
Over the Fence
1917-09-09
5
Pinched
1917-09-23
0
Luke's Society Mixup
1916-06-26
0
Luke's Late Lunchers
1916-05-22
5
Luke's Movie Muddle
1916-12-03
5.8
Young Mr. Jazz
1919-04-20
5.8
The Marathon
1919-05-25
5
Count Your Change
1919-08-10
5.8
By the Sad Sea Waves
1917-09-30
5
Luke Joins the Navy
1916-09-04
5.5
Don't Shove
1919-08-31
7.7
Safety Last!
1923-04-01
5.2
A Sammy in Siberia
1919-04-06
6.6
Number, Please?
1920-12-26
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6.6
Grandma's Boy
1922-09-03
6.6
Safety Last!
1923-04-01
6.6
Girl Shy
1924-04-20
6.6
Why Worry?
1923-09-09
6.6
The Freshman
1925-09-20
6.6
Hot Water
1924-10-26
6.6
Dr. Jack
1922-11-26
6.6
Never Weaken
1921-10-22
6.6
A Sailor-Made Man
1921-12-25
6.6
Now or Never
1921-03-27
6.6
Among Those Present
1921-05-29
6.6
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925-10-19
6.6
A Scream in the Night
1935-07-29
6.6
The Night Rider
1932-08-22
6.6
They Never Come Back
1932-05-10
6.6
Discarded Lovers
1932-01-03
6.6
The Night Bird
1928-09-16
6.6
The Moth
1934-01-14
6.6
Money to Burn
1920-08-28
6.6
Queen High
1930-08-23
6.6
Arbor Day
1936-05-02
6.6
The Perfect Clown
1925-12-14
6.6
The Pinch Singer
1936-01-03
6.6
Mail and Female
1937-11-12
6.6
Fast and Loose
1930-11-08
6.6
The Lunatic at Large
1927-01-02
6.6
Merely a Maid
1920-05-16
6.6
Sailor's Holiday
1929-09-14
6.6
Secrets of Chinatown
1935-02-20
6.6
Subway Express
1931-05-01
6.6
The Gambling Sex
1932-11-21
6.6
Raise the Rent
1920-02-22
6.6
That's My Daddy
1927-12-19
6.6
The Grand Parade
1930-02-02
6.6
The Savage
1926-07-18
6.6
No Ransom
1934-10-07
6.6
Lost In The Legion
1934-07-13
6.6
The Quarterback
1926-10-11
6.6
Rainbow Man
1929-05-16
6.6
Warming Up
1928-08-04
6.6
The Big Race
1934-02-14
6.6
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022-04-05
6.6
The Potters
1927-01-15
6.6
General Spanky
1936-12-11
6.6
All Lit Up
1920-02-01
6.6
On Your Toes!
1927-11-27
6.6
Too Many Crooks
1927-04-02
6.6
Number, Please?
1920-12-26
6.6
The Fighting Gentleman
1932-10-07
6.6
Rodeo Rhythm
1942-03-13
6.6
Alias Aladdin
1920-10-17