Fred C. Newmeyer

Known for DirectingBorn 1888-08-08Died 1967-04-24Central 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Lost In The Legion

Subway Express

Rainbow Man

The Potters

Too Many Crooks

Merely a Maid

Rodeo Rhythm

The Big Race

It Can Be Done

Warming Up

The Lunatic at Large

That's My Daddy

The Savage

The Pinch Singer

No Ransom

The Night Rider

The Fighting Gentleman

Alias Aladdin

Safety Last!

The Perfect Clown

All Lit Up

The Grand Parade

The Night Bird

On Your Toes!

Seven Keys to Baldpate

The Freshman

Girl Shy

Mail and Female

Never Weaken

Bumping Into Broadway

Bashful

Hot Water

Dr. Jack

The Gambling Sex

Count Your Change

Queen High

Number, Please?

The Quarterback

Why Worry?

Grandma's Boy

A Sailor-Made Man

They Never Come Back

Arbor Day

Now or Never

Sailor's Holiday

Captain Kidd's Kids

Don't Shove

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