Alfred L. Werker(1896-1975)

Director
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Producer

Alfred L. Werker was born on 2 December 1896 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. Alfred L. was a director and assistant director, known for He Walked by Night (1948), Lost Boundaries (1949) and News Is Made at Night (1939). Alfred L. was married to Frances Allen. Alfred L. died on 28 July 1975 in Orange County, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

He Walked by Night

7.0

Director(as Alfred Werker)

1948

Lost Boundaries

7.0

Director

1949

News Is Made at Night

6.3

Director

1939

It's Great to Be Alive

5.5

Director

1933

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Director

The Young Don't Cry
6.2
- Director
- 1957
Rebel in Town
6.8
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1956
At Gunpoint
6.3
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1955
Canyon Crossroads
5.8
- Director
- 1955
Three Hours to Kill
6.4
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1954
Devil's Canyon
5.4
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1953
The Last Posse
6.5
- Director
- 1953
Walk East on Beacon!
5.7
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1952
Sealed Cargo
6.7
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1951
Lost Boundaries
7.0
- Director
- 1949
He Walked by Night
7.0
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1948
Pirates of Monterey
5.8
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1947
Repeat Performance
6.8
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1947
Shock
6.3
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1946
My Pal Wolf
6.3
- Director (as Alfred Werker)
- 1944

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Lone Hand Saunders
- assistant director (as Al Werker)
- 1926
The Tough Guy
- assistant director (as Al Werker)
- 1926
The Wild Bull's Lair
- assistant director (as Al Werker)
- 1925
The Bandit's Baby
- assistant director (as Al Werker)
- 1925
That Devil Quemado
- assistant director (as Al Werker)
- 1925
The Love Nest
6.8
Short
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1923
Through the Back Door
6.7
- assistant director
- 1921
The Love Light
6.4
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1921
Pollyanna
6.4
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1920
The Hoodlum
6.7
- assistant director
- 1919
The Regenerates
- assistant director
- 1917
The Firefly of Tough Luck
- assistant director
- 1917

Producer

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Alternative names
- Albert Werker
Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- December 2, 1896
- Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
Died
- July 28, 1975
- Orange County, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Frances Allen1923 - July 28, 1975 (his death, 1 child)

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Trivia
American director, in films from 1917. Under contract to Fox/20th Century-Fox from 1929-33, 1937-39 and 1941-42. At Paramount in 1928 and 1934-35 and at Poverty Row studio Eagle-Lion (formerly PRC) during the late 1940s. Known as the go-to "film doctor" in Hollywood--he was often brought in to finish a film that the original director didn't or couldn't finish (due to illness, scheduling conflict, quitting the production, being fired, etc.)--most of his solo work was decidedly routine. He did, however, do sterling work on two films: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) (easily one of the best films featuring the famous detective) and the cult film-noir police thriller He Walked by Night (1948). He retired in 1957.