Fred C. Newmeyer

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Fred C. Newmeyer (born August 9, 1888 in Central City , Colorado , † April 24, 1967 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actor and film director , a veteran of the silent slapstick comedy.

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Newmeyer attended Sacred Heart College in Denver and showed himself to be a sports enthusiast. After graduating from high school, he worked as a baseball professional for three years before joining the film industry in 1913. Initially employed by the production company Universal as an extra and small actor, Newmeyer rose to become assistant director. At the end of 1920 he was allowed to direct for the first time in collaboration with his colleague Sam Taylor .

Over the next five years, he and Taylor formed a team in a number of classic comedies by the silent film star Harold Lloyd , at whose side Newmeyer had starred in numerous Lonesome Luke short grotesques. Above all, Lloyd's skyscraper of all things ! is considered a masterpiece of early slapstick comedy. While Taylor mainly took care of the comedic parts of the Lloyd films, Newmeyer was responsible for the stunts and the action sequences.

After Lloyd and Taylor split in the mid-1920s, Newmeyer's steady decline began. Until the end of the silent film era, he only directed sporadically successful films for various production companies (including with slapstick star Larry Semon , the comedian WC Fields and the character interpreter George Bancroft ). Most of Newmeyer's late works since the dawn of the sound film age, however, were B and C productions. Towards the end of his career, Fred Newmeyer also directed some short film comedies with the little rascals .

Filmography (selection)

Director

  • 1920: "He" in the sleeping car ( Now or Never , co-director)
  • 1921: "He" as a father of twenty ( I Do , co-director)
  • 1921: "Er" on a fox hunt ( Among Those Present , co-director)
  • 1921: "He" in Paradise ( Never Weaken , co-director)
  • 1921: A Sailor-Made Man
  • 1922: Grandmother's Favorite (Grandma's Boy)
  • 1922: Doktor Jack (Doctor Jack)
  • 1923: Skyscrapers of all places! (Co-director)
  • 1923: 1000: 1 = Harold Lloyd ( Why Worry?, Co-director)
  • 1924: Foolish Men and Smart Women
  • 1924: Girl Shy ( Girl Shy , co-directed)
  • 1924: Harold's dear mother-in-law ( Hot Water , co-director)
  • 1925: The Sports Student ( The Freshman , co-director)
  • 1925: Seven Keys to Baldpate
  • 1925: The Perfect Clown
  • 1926: The Savage
  • 1926: The Quarterback
  • 1926: The Lunatic at Large
  • 1927: Too Many Crooks
  • 1927: On Your Toes
  • 1927: My Daddy ( That's My Daddy )
  • 1928: Warming Up
  • 1928: The Night Bird
  • 1928: It Can Be Done
  • 1929: Morgan's Maurauders
  • 1929: The Rainbow Man
  • 1929: Sailor's Holiday
  • 1929: The Grand Parade
  • 1930: Queen High
  • 1930: Fast and Loose
  • 1931: Subway Express
  • 1931: Discarded Lovers
  • 1932: They Never Came Back
  • 1932: The Fighting Gentleman
  • 1933: Easy Millions
  • 1934: The Big Race
  • 1934: Lost in the Legion
  • 1934: The Moth
  • 1935: No Ransom
  • 1935: Secrets of Chinatown
  • 1936: General Spanky (co-director)
  • 1937: Male and Female
  • 1941: Rodeo Rhythm
  • 1943: Scream in the Night

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personal data
SURNAME Newmeyer, Fred C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and film director, veteran of the silent slapstick comedy
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Central City , Colorado, United States
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1967
Place of death Woodland Hills , California, United States