Post by teleadm on Dec 3, 2021 21:39:11 GMT
His name sounds Germanic, but he was from South Dakota. Never a contender for one the great directors, but some of his movies are still highly regarded.
Nobody runned their feet's off to watch the latest Werker movie.
Alfred L. Werker (1896–1975)
Between 1928 and 1957 he directed 50 movies.
Considered unremakable by some modern movie guides. If one was unremakable he would have got fired after 5 tries.
Bachelor's Affairs 1932, a pre-code rom-com starring Adolphe Menjou and those two beauties. Highly regarded by the few who have seen it.
Kidnapped 1938, with Warner Baxter and Richard Bartholomew
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 a sequel to The Hound of Baskervilles 1939, and more entertaining.
One of those happy snappy musicals they made in Hollywood during the 1940's.
The Reluctant Dragon 1941, only directing the Live actions scenes with Robert Benchley.
Vincent Price in Shock 1946
Repeat Performance 1947, A woman who just is regretted killing her husband. is granted a wish, she can relive last year correcting wrongs...not as easy as it sounds
He Walked by Night 1948 a noir unfortunatley mostly available in inferior public domain versions.
Lost Boundaries 1949, did a fair-skinned African American get a job at a Black Clinic in Georgia? The fair skinned African was played by the very caucasian Mel Ferrer.
Dana Andrews goes tough in Three Hours to Kill 1954
Werker's directorial screen farewell came with The Young Don't Cry 1957, starring Sal Mineo.
He could have continued into the TV age, but after his last movie he somehow disappears into some kind of obscurity until he passed away in 1975.
Thank for watching!
All kind of opinions are welcome!
Nobody runned their feet's off to watch the latest Werker movie.
Alfred L. Werker (1896–1975)
Between 1928 and 1957 he directed 50 movies.
Considered unremakable by some modern movie guides. If one was unremakable he would have got fired after 5 tries.
Bachelor's Affairs 1932, a pre-code rom-com starring Adolphe Menjou and those two beauties. Highly regarded by the few who have seen it.
Kidnapped 1938, with Warner Baxter and Richard Bartholomew
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 a sequel to The Hound of Baskervilles 1939, and more entertaining.
One of those happy snappy musicals they made in Hollywood during the 1940's.
The Reluctant Dragon 1941, only directing the Live actions scenes with Robert Benchley.
Vincent Price in Shock 1946
Repeat Performance 1947, A woman who just is regretted killing her husband. is granted a wish, she can relive last year correcting wrongs...not as easy as it sounds
He Walked by Night 1948 a noir unfortunatley mostly available in inferior public domain versions.
Lost Boundaries 1949, did a fair-skinned African American get a job at a Black Clinic in Georgia? The fair skinned African was played by the very caucasian Mel Ferrer.
Dana Andrews goes tough in Three Hours to Kill 1954
Werker's directorial screen farewell came with The Young Don't Cry 1957, starring Sal Mineo.
He could have continued into the TV age, but after his last movie he somehow disappears into some kind of obscurity until he passed away in 1975.
Thank for watching!
All kind of opinions are welcome!
me too! 
