Alfred L. Werker

Directeur, Éditeur, Producteur

2 décembre 1896 — 28 juillet 1975 (78 ans)
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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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Films & Séries sur Plex

  • Il marchait la nuit
    Il marchait la nuit1948
  • Choc
    Choc1946
  • La Dernière Chevauchée
    La Dernière Chevauchée1953

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  • Sherlock Holmes
    Sherlock Holmes1939
  • Il marchait la nuit
    Il marchait la nuit1948
  • Le Dragon récalcitrant
    Le Dragon récalcitrant1941
  • Choc
    Choc1946
  • Repeat Performance
    Repeat Performance1947
  • La Maison des Rothschild
    La Maison des Rothschild1934
  • Laurel Et Hardy - Fantômes déchaînés
    Laurel Et Hardy - Fantômes déchaînés1942
  • Trois heures pour tuer
    Trois heures pour tuer1954
  • L'équipage fantôme
    L'équipage fantôme1951
  • Frigo et la Baleine
    Frigo et la Baleine1923
  • Frontières Oubliées
    Frontières Oubliées1949
  • La Dernière Chevauchée
    La Dernière Chevauchée1953
  • La nuit sauvage
    La nuit sauvage1953
  • Dans les bas-fonds
    Dans les bas-fonds1919
  • Je te vengerai mon fils
    Je te vengerai mon fils1956
  • Pollyanna
    Pollyanna1920
  • Le signal de l'amour
    Le signal de l'amour1921
  • Le Doigt sur la gachette
    Le Doigt sur la gachette1955
  • Chasse à l'uranium
    Chasse à l'uranium1955
  • Hello, Sister!
    Hello, Sister!1933