Biography
A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923. Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games. Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky. Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.
Directed 46
2020s
- 2022
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
Director
1940s
- 1942
Rodeo Rhythm
Director
1930s
- 1937
Mail and Female
Director
- 1936
General Spanky
Director
Arbor Day
Director
The Pinch Singer
Director
- 1935
A Scream in the Night
Director
Secrets of Chinatown
Director
- 1934
The Big Race
Director
- 1932
The Gambling Sex
Director
The Fighting Gentleman
Director
They Never Come Back
Director
Discarded Lovers
Director
- 1931
Subway Express
Director
- 1930
Fast and Loose
Director
Queen High
Director
The Grand Parade
Director
1920s
- 1929
Sailor's Holiday
Director
Rainbow Man
Director
- 1928
The Night Bird
Director
- 1927
That's My Daddy
Director
On Your Toes!
Director
Too Many Crooks
Director
The Potters
Director
The Lunatic at Large
Director
- 1926
The Quarterback
Director
The Savage
Director
- 1925
The Perfect Clown
Director
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Director
- 1924
Hot Water
Director
- 1923
- 1922
Grandma's Boy
Director
- 1921
A Sailor-Made Man
Director
Among Those Present
Director
Now or Never
Director
- 1920
Number, Please?
Co-Director
All Lit Up
Director
Acted in 41
1920s
- 1923
- 1920
Number, Please?
carnival staff (uncredited)
1910s
- 1919
Don't Shove
Movie
Count Your Change
Movie
Billy Blazes, Esq.
Fleeing chinese man (Uncredited)
A Sammy in Siberia
(uncredited)
- 1918
It's a Wild Life
Movie
Pipe the Whiskers
Movie
- 1917
Step Lively
Movie
Bashful
Movie
We Never Sleep
Movie
All Aboard
Movie
Clubs Are Trump
Movie
Love, Laughs and Lather
Movie
Rainbow Island
Movie
From Laramie to London
Movie
Birds of a Feather
Movie
By the Sad Sea Waves
Movie
Pinched
Movie
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
Movie
Over the Fence
(uncredited)
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Movie
- 1916
Luke Locates the Loot
Movie
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
Movie
Luke, Rank Impersonator
Movie
Luke's Movie Muddle
Movie
Luke, Patient Provider
Movie
Luke and the Bang-Tails
Movie
Luke's Speedy Club Life
Movie
Luke and the Mermaids
Movie
Luke Joins the Navy
Movie
Luke Does the Midway
Movie
Luke's Lost Lamb
Movie
Luke, Crystal Gazer
Movie
Luke Rides Roughshod
Movie
Luke's Society Mixup
Movie
Luke's Late Lunchers
Movie
