Alfred L. Werker
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 2, 1896
- Died
- July 28, 1975 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Young Don't Cry
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Rebel in Town
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Canyon Crossroads
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At Gunpoint
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Three Hours to Kill
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The Last Posse
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Devil's Canyon
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Walk East on Beacon
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Sealed Cargo
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He Walked by Night
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Lost Boundaries
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Repeat Performance
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Pirates of Monterey
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Shock
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My Pal, Wolf
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A-Haunting We Will Go
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Whispering Ghosts
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The Mad Martindales
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The Reluctant Dragon
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Moon Over Her Shoulder
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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It Could Happen to You
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News Is Made at Night
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Kidnapped
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City Girl
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Gateway
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Up the River
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We Have Our Moments
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Big Town Girl
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Wild and Woolly
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Love in Exile
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Stolen Harmony
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The House of Rothschild
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You Belong to Me
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Advice to the Lovelorn
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Hello, Sister!
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It's Great to Be Alive
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Bachelor's Affairs
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The Gay Caballero
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Rackety Rax
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Annabelle's Affairs
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Heartbreak
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Fair Warning
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The Last of the Duanes
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Double Cross Roads
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Blue Skies
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Chasing Through Europe
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The Sunset Legion
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The Pioneer Scout
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Kit Carson
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The Tough Guy
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Lone Hand Saunders
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That Devil Quemado
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The Wild Bull's Lair
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The Love Nest
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The Love Light
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Through the Back Door
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Pollyanna
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The Hoodlum
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The Regenerates
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The Firefly of Tough Luck
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