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Fred C. Newmeyer
Central City, Colorado, USA
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,…
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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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2022
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
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1942
Rodeo Rhythm
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1937
Mail and Female
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1936
General Spanky
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1936
Arbor Day
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1936
The Pinch Singer
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1935
A Scream in the Night
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1935
Secrets of Chinatown
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1934
No Ransom
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1934
Lost In The Legion
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1934
The Big Race
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1934
The Moth
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1932
The Gambling Sex
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1932
The Fighting Gentleman
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1932
The Night Rider
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1932
They Never Come Back
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1932
Discarded Lovers
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1931
Subway Express
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1930
Fast and Loose
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1930
Queen High
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1930
The Grand Parade
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1929
Sailor's Holiday
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1929
Rainbow Man
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1929
It Can Be Done
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1928
The Night Bird
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1928
Warming Up
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1927
That's My Daddy
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1927
On Your Toes!
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1927
Too Many Crooks
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1927
The Potters
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1927
The Lunatic at Large
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1926
The Quarterback
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1926
The Savage
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1925
The Perfect Clown
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1925
Seven Keys to Baldpate
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1925
The Freshman
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1924
Hot Water
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1924
Girl Shy
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1923
Why Worry?
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1923
Safety Last!
Movie Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)
