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Fred C. Newmeyer
Director

Fred C. Newmeyer

8 Aug 1888Born
24 Apr 1967Died
78Age at death
92Credits

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.

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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 80 most recent of 92 credits.

  1. 2022The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5Film: Director
  2. 1942Rodeo RhythmFilm: Director
  3. 1937Mail and FemaleFilm: Director
  4. 1936General SpankyFilm: Director
  5. 1936Arbor DayFilm: Director
  6. 1936The Pinch SingerFilm: Director
  7. 1935A Scream in the NightFilm: Director
  8. 1935Secrets of ChinatownFilm: Director
  9. 1934No RansomFilm: Director
  10. 1934Lost In The LegionFilm: Director
  11. 1934The Big RaceFilm: Director
  12. 1934The MothFilm: Director
  13. 1932The Gambling SexFilm: Director
  14. 1932The Fighting GentlemanFilm: Director
  15. 1932The Night RiderFilm: Director
  16. 1932They Never Come BackFilm: Director
  17. 1932Discarded LoversFilm: Director
  18. 1931Subway ExpressFilm: Director
  19. 1930Fast and LooseFilm: Director
  20. 1930Queen HighFilm: Director
  21. 1930The Grand ParadeFilm: Director
  22. 1929Sailor's HolidayFilm: Director
  23. 1929Rainbow ManFilm: Director
  24. 1929It Can Be DoneFilm: Director
  25. 1928The Night BirdFilm: Director
  26. 1928Warming UpFilm: Director
  27. 1927That's My DaddyFilm: Director
  28. 1927On Your Toes!Film: Director
  29. 1927Too Many CrooksFilm: Director
  30. 1927The PottersFilm: Director
  31. 1927The Lunatic at LargeFilm: Director
  32. 1926The QuarterbackFilm: Director
  33. 1926The SavageFilm: Director
  34. 1925The Perfect ClownFilm: Director
  35. 1925Seven Keys to BaldpateFilm: Director
  36. 1925The FreshmanFilm: Director
  37. 1924Hot WaterFilm: Director
  38. 1924Girl ShyFilm: Director
  39. 1923Why Worry?Film: Director
  40. 1923Safety Last!Film: Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited), Director
  41. 1922Dr. JackFilm: Director
  42. 1922Grandma's BoyFilm: Director
  43. 1921A Sailor-Made ManFilm: Director
  44. 1921Never WeakenFilm: Director
  45. 1921Among Those PresentFilm: Director
  46. 1921Now or NeverFilm: Director
  47. 1920Number, Please?Film: carnival staff (uncredited)
  48. 1920Alias AladdinFilm: Director
  49. 1920Money to BurnFilm: Director
  50. 1920Merely a MaidFilm: Director
  51. 1920Raise the RentFilm: Director
  52. 1920All Lit UpFilm: Director
  53. 1919Captain Kidd's KidsFilm: Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)
  54. 1919Bumping Into BroadwayFilm
  55. 1919Don't ShoveFilm
  56. 1919Count Your ChangeFilm
  57. 1919Billy Blazes, Esq.Film: Fleeing chinese man (Uncredited)
  58. 1919The MarathonFilm
  59. 1919Young Mr. JazzFilm: (uncredited)
  60. 1919A Sammy in SiberiaFilm: (uncredited)
  61. 1918It's a Wild LifeFilm
  62. 1918Pipe the WhiskersFilm
  63. 1918The TipFilm
  64. 1917Step LivelyFilm
  65. 1917BashfulFilm
  66. 1917We Never SleepFilm
  67. 1917All AboardFilm
  68. 1917Clubs Are TrumpFilm
  69. 1917Love, Laughs and LatherFilm
  70. 1917Rainbow IslandFilm
  71. 1917From Laramie to LondonFilm
  72. 1917Birds of a FeatherFilm
  73. 1917By the Sad Sea WavesFilm
  74. 1917PinchedFilm
  75. 1917Lonesome Luke Loses PatientsFilm
  76. 1917Over the FenceFilm: (uncredited)
  77. 1917Lonesome Luke, MessengerFilm
  78. 1916Luke Locates the LootFilm
  79. 1916Luke's Fireworks FizzleFilm
  80. 1916Luke, Rank ImpersonatorFilm

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