About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1896-12-02
Place of birth:
Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
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Alfred L. Werker

Overview

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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.

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Known for

Directing
2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Directing Director 59
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1957 The Young Don't Cry Directing Director 59
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1956 Rebel in Town Directing Director 59
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1955 At Gunpoint Directing Director 59
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1955 Canyon Crossroads Directing Director 58
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1954 Three Hours to Kill Directing Director 58
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1953 Devil's Canyon Directing Director 58
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1953 The Last Posse Directing Director 59
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1952 Walk East on Beacon Directing Director 58
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1951 Sealed Cargo Directing Director 59
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1949 Lost Boundaries Directing Director 59
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1949 He Walked by Night Directing Director 60
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1947 Pirates of Monterey Directing Director 58
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1947 Repeat Performance Directing Director 58
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1946 Shock Directing Director 59
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1944 My Pal, Wolf Directing Director 59
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1942 A-Haunting We Will Go Directing Director 59
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1942 Whispering Ghosts Directing Director 59
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1942 The Mad Martindales Directing Director 58
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1941 Moon Over Her Shoulder Directing Director N/A
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1941 The Reluctant Dragon Directing Director 60
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1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Directing Director 61
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1939 News Is Made at Night Directing Director 58
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1939 It Could Happen to You Directing Director 58
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1938 Up the River Directing Director N/A
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1938 Gateway Directing Director 59
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1938 Kidnapped Directing Director 59
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1938 City Girl Directing Director 59
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1937 Big Town Girl Directing Director 59
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1937 Wild and Woolly Directing Director N/A
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1937 We Have Our Moments Directing Director 59
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1936 Love in Exile Directing Director N/A
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1935 Stolen Harmony Directing Director 58
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1934 You Belong to Me Directing Director 59
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1934 The House of Rothschild Directing Director 59
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1933 Advice to the Lovelorn Directing Director 59
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1933 It's Great to Be Alive Directing Director 58
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1933 Hello, Sister! Directing Director 59
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1932 Rackety Rax Directing Director 58
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1932 Bachelor's Affairs Directing Director 58
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1932 The Gay Caballero Directing Director N/A
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1931 Heartbreak Directing Director N/A
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1931 Annabelle's Affairs Directing Director N/A
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1931 Fair Warning Directing Director N/A
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1930 The Last of the Duanes Directing Director 58
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1930 Double Cross Roads Directing Director N/A
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1929 Blue Skies Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Sunset Legion Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Tough Guy Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1923 The Love Nest Directing Assistant Director 60
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1921 Through The Back Door Directing Assistant Director 59
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1921 The Love Light Directing Assistant Director 59
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1920 Pollyanna Directing Assistant Director 59
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1919 The Hoodlum Directing Assistant Director 59
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