Fred C. Newmeyer
Directing
1888-08-08 · 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, 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.
Filmography
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022 · Movie
Rodeo Rhythm
1942 · Movie
Mail and Female
1937 · Movie
General Spanky
1936 · Movie
Arbor Day
1936 · Movie
The Pinch Singer
1936 · Movie
A Scream in the Night
1935 · Movie
Secrets of Chinatown
1935 · Movie
No Ransom
1934 · Movie
Lost In The Legion
1934 · Movie
The Big Race
1934 · Movie
The Moth
1934 · Movie
The Gambling Sex
1932 · Movie
The Fighting Gentleman
1932 · Movie
The Night Rider
1932 · Movie
They Never Come Back
1932 · Movie
Discarded Lovers
1932 · Movie
Subway Express
1931 · Movie
Fast and Loose
1930 · Movie
Queen High
1930 · Movie
The Grand Parade
1930 · Movie
Sailor's Holiday
1929 · Movie
Rainbow Man
1929 · Movie
It Can Be Done
1929 · Movie
The Night Bird
1928 · Movie
Warming Up
1928 · Movie
That's My Daddy
1927 · Movie
On Your Toes!
1927 · Movie
Too Many Crooks
1927 · Movie
The Potters
1927 · Movie
The Lunatic at Large
1927 · Movie
The Quarterback
1926 · Movie
The Savage
1926 · Movie
The Perfect Clown
1925 · Movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925 · Movie
The Freshman
1925 · Movie
Hot Water
1924 · Movie
Girl Shy
1924 · Movie
Why Worry?
1923 · Movie
Safety Last!
1923 · Movie
Dr. Jack
1922 · Movie
Grandma's Boy
1922 · Movie
A Sailor-Made Man
1921 · Movie
Never Weaken
1921 · Movie
Among Those Present
1921 · Movie
Now or Never
1921 · Movie
Number, Please?
1920 · Movie
Alias Aladdin
1920 · Movie
Money to Burn
1920 · Movie
Merely a Maid
1920 · Movie
Raise the Rent
1920 · Movie
All Lit Up
1920 · Movie
Captain Kidd's Kids
1919 · Movie
Bumping Into Broadway
1919 · Movie
Don't Shove
1919 · Movie
Count Your Change
1919 · Movie
Billy Blazes, Esq.
1919 · Movie
The Marathon
1919 · Movie
Young Mr. Jazz
1919 · Movie
A Sammy in Siberia
1919 · Movie
It's a Wild Life
1918 · Movie
Pipe the Whiskers
1918 · Movie
The Tip
1918 · Movie
Step Lively
1917 · Movie
Bashful
1917 · Movie
We Never Sleep
1917 · Movie
All Aboard
1917 · Movie
Clubs Are Trump
1917 · Movie
Love, Laughs and Lather
1917 · Movie
Rainbow Island
1917 · Movie
From Laramie to London
1917 · Movie
Birds of a Feather
1917 · Movie
By the Sad Sea Waves
1917 · Movie
Pinched
1917 · Movie
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
1917 · Movie
Over the Fence
1917 · Movie
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
1917 · Movie
Luke Locates the Loot
1916 · Movie
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
1916 · Movie
Luke, Rank Impersonator
1916 · Movie
Luke's Movie Muddle
1916 · Movie
Luke, Patient Provider
1916 · Movie
Luke and the Bang-Tails
1916 · Movie
Luke's Speedy Club Life
1916 · Movie
Luke and the Mermaids
1916 · Movie
Luke Joins the Navy
1916 · Movie
Luke Does the Midway
1916 · Movie
Luke's Lost Lamb
1916 · Movie
Luke, Crystal Gazer
1916 · Movie
Luke Rides Roughshod
1916 · Movie
Luke's Society Mixup
1916 · Movie
Luke's Late Lunchers
1916 · Movie