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person_profile-Alfred L. Werker

Alfred L. Werker Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Alfred L. Werker

Date of Birth:

Dec 02, 1896

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 28, 1975

Biography of

Alfred L. Werker

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Alfred L. Werker (December 2, 1896 – July 28, 1975) was a film director whose work in movies spanned from 1917 through 1957. After a number of film production jobs and assistant directing, Werker co-directed his first film, Ridin' the Wind in 1925 alongside director Del Andrews. He was brought in by Fox Film Corporation executives to re-shoot and re-edit Erich von Stroheim's film Hello, Sister! (1933), co-starring Boots Mallory and ZaSu Pitts. Most of Werker's work is unremarkable, but a few were well received by critics. Those films included House of Rothschild (1934) and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939); the latter film is considered one of the best in the Sherlock Holmes series. During the early 1940s, he directed a number of comedies including Laurel & Hardy's A-Haunting We Will Go (1942). In the late 1940s, Werker worked for the B-picture film studio Eagle-Lion Films. Notable films from that period include the unique mystery thriller Repeat Performance and He Walked by Night. The latter film, however, was taken over by uncredited director Anthony Mann. Werker was nominated in 1949 for the Locarno International Film Festival's Best Police Film category for He Walked By Night (1948) and won. The following year, Alfred was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Lost Boundaries (1949) but was unsuccessful.

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Filmography of

Alfred L. Werker

Found 50 Movies in total

... 1957

... 1956

At Gunpoint

Director

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Shock

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Gateway

Director

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Kidnapped

Director

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City Girl

Director

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Rackety Rax

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Blue Skies

Director

... 1929

... 1928

The Tough Guy

Assistant Director

... 1926

Through The Back Door

Assistant Director

... 1921

The Love Light

Assistant Director

... 1921

Pollyanna

Assistant Director

... 1920

The Hoodlum

Assistant Director

... 1919