Alfred L. Werker
Film director
1896 – 1975
Who was Alfred L. Werker?
Alfred L. Werker 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!, 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 and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; 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.
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 and won.
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- Born
- Dec 2, 1896
Deadwood - Also known as
- Alfred Werker
- Alfred Louis Werker
- Al Werker
- Albert Werker
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 28, 1975
Orange County
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on July 23, 2013
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