
Alfred L. Werker
Biography
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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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Directing (47 movies)

The Reluctant Dragon
1941

He Walked by Night
1949

Shock
1946

Repeat Performance
1947

Advice to the Lovelorn
1933

A-Haunting We Will Go
1942

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939

Canyon Crossroads
1955

The House of Rothschild
1934

Walk East on Beacon
1952

Whispering Ghosts
1942

Rebel in Town
1956

At Gunpoint
1955

Kidnapped
1938

Lost Boundaries
1949

The Last Posse
1953

The Young Don't Cry
1957
It Could Happen to You
1939

Sealed Cargo
1951

Devil's Canyon
1953

City Girl
1938

Three Hours to Kill
1954

My Pal, Wolf
1944

You Belong to Me
1934

We Have Our Moments
1937

Stolen Harmony
1935

Hello, Sister!
1933

Bachelor's Affairs
1932

Gateway
1938

The Last of the Duanes
1930

Annabelle's Affairs
1931

News Is Made at Night
1939

Pirates of Monterey
1947

Big Town Girl
1937

Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941

Double Cross Roads
1930

It's Great to Be Alive
1933

Blue Skies
1929

The Gay Caballero
1932

Rackety Rax
1932
Heartbreak
1931

The Sunset Legion
1928

The Mad Martindales
1942

Fair Warning
1931

Love in Exile
1936

Up the River
1938

Wild and Woolly
1937
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