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Safety Last!
1923
Director
Fred C. Newmeyer
Also known as: Fred Richard Newmeyer, Fred R. Newmeyer, Fred Newmeyer
Directing
Born:August 8, 1888
Died:April 24, 1967(aged 78)
Birthplace:Central City, Colorado, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (85 movies)
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Girl Shy
1924
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The Freshman
1925
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Bashful
1917
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Bumping Into Broadway
1919
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Hot Water
1924
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Dr. Jack
1922
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Mail and Female
1937
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Never Weaken
1921
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6.5
Number, Please?
1920
as carnival staff (uncredited)
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Why Worry?
1923
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Grandma's Boy
1922
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A Sailor-Made Man
1921
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The Perfect Clown
1925
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Now or Never
1921
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Captain Kidd's Kids
1919
as Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)
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The Gambling Sex
1932
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The Quarterback
1926
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Arbor Day
1936
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Queen High
1930
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The Night Bird
1928
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The Pinch Singer
1936
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The Marathon
1919
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By the Sad Sea Waves
1917
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Among Those Present
1921
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5.6
5.6
Young Mr. Jazz
1919
as (uncredited)
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Don't Shove
1919
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They Never Come Back
1932
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General Spanky
1936
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A Sammy in Siberia
1919
as (uncredited)
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Clubs Are Trump
1917
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5.2
Sailor's Holiday
1929
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Pinched
1917
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Rainbow Island
1917
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Luke Joins the Navy
1916
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Count Your Change
1919
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Luke's Movie Muddle
1916
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Raise the Rent
1920
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All Lit Up
1920
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Fast and Loose
1930
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A Scream in the Night
1935
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Secrets of Chinatown
1935
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4.3
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
1917
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Discarded Lovers
1932
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The Tip
1918
Luke's Society Mixup
1916
Luke's Late Lunchers
1916
We Never Sleep
1917
Love, Laughs and Lather
1917
From Laramie to London
1917
Birds of a Feather
1917
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
1917
Luke Locates the Loot
1916
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
1916
Luke, Rank Impersonator
1916
Luke, Patient Provider
1916
Luke and the Bang-Tails
1916
Luke's Speedy Club Life
1916
Luke and the Mermaids
1916
Luke Does the Midway
1916
Luke's Lost Lamb
1916
Luke, Crystal Gazer
1916
Luke Rides Roughshod
1916
Rainbow Man
1929
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Warming Up
1928
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The Big Race
1934
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The Potters
1927
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On Your Toes!
1927
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Too Many Crooks
1927
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The Lunatic at Large
1927
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Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
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Merely a Maid
1920
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
2022
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The Fighting Gentleman
1932
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Rodeo Rhythm
1942
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That's My Daddy
1927
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Alias Aladdin
1920
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Subway Express
1931
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The Night Rider
1932
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Money to Burn
1920
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The Savage
1926
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The Grand Parade
1930
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No Ransom
1934
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Lost In The Legion
1934
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The Moth
1934
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