Alfred L. Werker

Regisseur, Redacteur, Producer

2 december 1896 — 28 juli 1975 (78 years)
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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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • De rat
    De rat1948
  • Shock
    Shock1946
  • The Last Posse
    The Last Posse1953

Known For

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939
  • De rat
    De rat1948
  • The Reluctant Dragon
    The Reluctant Dragon1941
  • Shock
    Shock1946
  • Repeat Performance
    Repeat Performance1947
  • The House of Rothschild
    The House of Rothschild1934
  • A-Haunting We Will Go
    A-Haunting We Will Go1942
  • Three Hours to Kill
    Three Hours to Kill1954
  • Het gevloekte zeilschip
    Het gevloekte zeilschip1951
  • The Love Nest
    The Love Nest1923
  • Lost Boundaries
    Lost Boundaries1949
  • The Last Posse
    The Last Posse1953
  • Devil's Canyon
    Devil's Canyon1953
  • The Hoodlum
    The Hoodlum1919
  • Rebel in Town
    Rebel in Town1956
  • Pollyanna
    Pollyanna1920
  • The Love Light
    The Love Light1921
  • At Gunpoint
    At Gunpoint1955
  • Canyon Crossroads
    Canyon Crossroads1955
  • Hello, Sister!
    Hello, Sister!1933