Fred C. Newmeyer
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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.
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Girl Shy (1924)
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Warming Up (1928)
Director
Safety Last! (1923)
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Grandma's Boy (1922)
Director
Among Those Present (1921)
Director
The Perfect Clown (1925)
Director
Rodeo Rhythm (1942)
Director
That's My Daddy (1927)
Director
General Spanky (1936)
Director
It Can Be Done (1929)
Director
The Night Rider (1932)
Director
Raise the Rent (1920)
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The Freshman (1925)
Director
Why Worry? (1923)
Director
The Big Race (1934)
Director
Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
Director
Dr. Jack (1922)
Director
The Night Bird (1928)
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Now or Never (1921)
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Hot Water (1924)
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A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
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A Scream in the Night (1935)
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The Quarterback (1926)
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They Never Come Back (1932)
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Subway Express (1931)
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Never Weaken (1921)
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 (2022)
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Merely a Maid (1920)
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No Ransom (1934)
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Fast and Loose (1930)
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The Moth (1934)
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Rainbow Man (1929)
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The Pinch Singer (1936)
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Too Many Crooks (1927)
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The Savage (1926)
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The Grand Parade (1930)
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Lost In The Legion (1934)
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Alias Aladdin (1920)
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Arbor Day (1936)
Director
On Your Toes! (1927)
Director
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
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The Gambling Sex (1932)
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Queen High (1930)
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The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
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Discarded Lovers (1932)
Director
Mail and Female (1937)
Director
The Potters (1927)
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Sailor's Holiday (1929)
Director
All Lit Up (1920)
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Money to Burn (1920)
Director
The Lunatic at Large (1927)
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