Directing
Fred C. Newmeyer
EN, XX cinema · 92 credits
Born
8 August 1888
Died
24 April 1967 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Central City, Colorado, USA
Also known as Fred Richard Newmeyer
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
Rodeo Rhythm
Director
Mail and Female
Director
Arbor Day
Director
The Pinch Singer
Director
General Spanky
Director
Secrets of Chinatown
Director
The Moth
Director
The Big Race
Director
The Night Rider
Director
They Never Come Back
Director
Discarded Lovers
Director
The Gambling Sex
Director
Subway Express
Director
Queen High
Director
Fast and Loose
Director
The Grand Parade
Director
Sailor's Holiday
Director
Rainbow Man
Director
It Can Be Done
Director
The Night Bird
Director
Warming Up
Director
The Lunatic at Large
Director
That's My Daddy
Director
The Potters
Director
On Your Toes!
Director
Too Many Crooks
Director
The Savage
Director
The Quarterback
Director
The Freshman
Director
The Perfect Clown
Director
Girl Shy
Director
Hot Water
Director
Safety Last!
as Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited), Director
Why Worry?
Director
Grandma's Boy
Director
Dr. Jack
Director
Never Weaken
Director
A Sailor-Made Man
Director
Now or Never
Director
Among Those Present
Director
Number, Please?
as carnival staff (uncredited), Co-Director
All Lit Up
Director
Captain Kidd's Kids
as Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)
Young Mr. Jazz
as (uncredited)
A Sammy in Siberia
as (uncredited)
Billy Blazes, Esq.
as Fleeing chinese man (Uncredited)
Over the Fence
as (uncredited)
Pinched
Actor
Bashful
Actor
