Alfred L. Werker

Alfred L. Werker

Known for

Directing

Born

December 2, 1896

Birthplace

Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

Died

July 28, 1975 (aged 78)

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 t...

Best known work

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night
1949
The Love Nest
The Love Nest
1923
Shock
Shock
1946
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance
1947
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
1934
Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo
1951
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
1920

Filmography

  1. 1957

    The Young Don't Cry

    Director

  2. 1956

  3. 1955

    At Gunpoint

    Director

  4. 1955

  5. 1954

  6. 1953

  7. 1953

  8. 1952

  9. 1951

    Sealed Cargo

    Director

  10. 1949

  11. 1949

  12. 1947

  13. 1947

  14. 1946

    Shock

    Director

  15. 1944

    My Pal, Wolf

    Director

  16. 1942

  17. 1942

  18. 1942

  19. 1941

  20. 1941

  21. 1939

  22. 1939

  23. 1939

  24. 1938

    Up the River

    Director

  25. 1938

    Gateway

    Director

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