Fred C. Newmeyer
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Our Gang...Rascals, later that year. Director Fred Newmeyer helmed the first version of the pilot film, entitled Our Gang , but Roach scrapped Newmeyer's work and had former fireman Robert F. McGowan re-shoot the short. Roach tested it at various... In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Little Rascals, Robert F. McGowan, King World, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas |
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Wikipedia | May 23, 2009
Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack Dr. Jack is the title of a 1922 movie starring Harold Lloyd. It was produced by Hal Roach and Directed by Fred Newmeyer. The story was by Jean Havez, Hal Roach, and Sam Taylor . The film was released on November 26 1922. The...
In this article: Harold Lloyd, Grandma's Boy, Hal Roach, Mildred Davis, Jean Havez, Cough, A Sailor-Made Man, and Doctor Jack
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
General Spanky
..."Buckwheat" Thomas, and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. Directed by Fred Newmeyer and Gordon Douglas , it was originally released to theatres on December 11, 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). This film, a Civil War period piece, was intended as...
In this article: Hal Roach, General Spanky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Our Gang, Civil War, Turner Entertainment, Phillips Holmes, Warner Bros, Rosina Lawrence, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
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Wikipedia | June 18, 2009
Our Gang (film)
...the supervising director on Our Gang and the other early entries in the series. Fred Newmeyer directed the original version of this short, shot in January 1922. After preview screenings, Roach brought in Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara to...
In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, Fire Fighters, Young Sherlocks, Tom McNamara, Pathe, Charley Chase, Fred Newmeyer, Robert F. McGowan, and Little Rascals
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Wikipedia | March 26, 2009
Fred C. Newmeyer
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 . Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled...
In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Male and Female, Girl Shy, The Freshman, and Safety Last
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Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1881 - April 24, 1967) was an American actor ... poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short ...
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Now or Never (1921)
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Hal Roach. With Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Mae Bilson. ... Fred C. Newmeyer. Hal Roach. Writers: H.M. Walker (titles) Sam ...
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Number, Please? (1920)
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Hal Roach. With Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Roy Brooks. ... Fred C. Newmeyer. Hal Roach. Writer: H.M. Walker (titles) Release Date: ...
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Safety Last! (1923, Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor) – The ...
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor; written by Hal Roach, Taylor and ... 39 pm | Tagged Fred C. Newmeyer, H.M. Walker, Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, Pathé, ...
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Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9 1888 - April 24 1967) was an American actor and film director. A native of Central City, Colorado, he is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing Harold Lloyd movies The Freshman and Girl Shy. 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.
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, would return to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Male and Female and the feature film General Spanky.
He co-directed (together with Sam Taylor) Harold Lloyd's famous silent "Safety Last!".
He died on April 24 1967 in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 86.
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