Alfred L. Werker

Alfred L. Werker

  • Birthday: 1896-12-02
  • Deathday: 1975-07-28
  • Place of birth: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
  • Also know as: Alfred Louis Werker

Biography

​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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred L. Werker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

He Walked by Night

1949

As Director

Repeat Performance

1947

As Director

Shock

1946

As Director

Advice to the Lovelorn

1933

As Director

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

As Director

Canyon Crossroads

1955

As Director

The House of Rothschild

1934

As Director

Walk East on Beacon!

1952

As Director

Whispering Ghosts

1942

As Director

Rebel in Town

1956

As Director

At Gunpoint

1955

As Director

Kidnapped

1938

As Director

Lost Boundaries

1949

As Director

The Last Posse

1953

As Director

The Young Don't Cry

1957

As Director

It Could Happen to You

1939

As Director

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

As Director

Devil's Canyon

1953

As Director

City Girl

1938

As Director

Sealed Cargo

1951

As Director

Three Hours to Kill

1954

As Director

You Belong to Me

1934

As Director

My Pal, Wolf

1944

As Director

We Have Our Moments

1937

As Director

Stolen Harmony

1935

As Director

Hello, Sister!

1933

As Director

Big Town Girl

1937

As Director

Bachelor's Affairs

1932

As Director

Gateway

1938

As Director

The Last of the Duanes

1930

As Director

The Tough Guy

1926

As Assistant Director

Annabelle's Affairs

1931

As Director

News Is Made at Night

1939

As Director

Pirates of Monterey

1947

As Director

Double Cross Roads

1930

As Director

The Hoodlum

1919

As Assistant Director

Through The Back Door

1921

As Assistant Director

The Love Light

1921

As Assistant Director

Pollyanna

1920

As Assistant Director

It's Great to Be Alive

1933

As Director

Blue Skies

1929

As Director

The Gay Caballero

1932

As Director

Rackety Rax

1932

As Director

The Sunset Legion

1928

As Director

The Mad Martindales

1942

As Director

Fair Warning

1931

As Director

Love in Exile

1936

As Director

Up the River

1938

As Director

Wild and Woolly

1937

As Director

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

As Director

The Love Nest

1923

As Assistant Director

Heartbreak

1931

As Director

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