Portrait of Fred C. Newmeyer

Directing

Fred C. Newmeyer

Career

Active from 1919 to 2022, with a break from 1943 to 2021, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Safety Last!
Safety Last!
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred C. Newmeyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    2.5, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Physical Humor 5
  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Optimistic 3
  • Silent Film Classic 2
  • Silent Era Slapstick 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family Humor 2
  • Classic Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 5 (2022)

Director

1940s

1 title
Rodeo Rhythm
Rodeo Rhythm (1942)

Director

1930s

19 titles · average score 42
Mail and Female
Mail and Female (1937)

Director

General Spanky
General Spanky (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Arbor Day
Arbor Day (1936)

Director

The Pinch Singer
The Pinch Singer (1936)

Director

Secrets of Chinatown
Secrets of Chinatown (1935)

Director

A Scream in the Night
A Scream in the Night (1935)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

The Big Race
The Big Race (1934)

Director

The Night Rider
The Night Rider (1932)

Director

They Never Come Back
They Never Come Back (1932)

Director

Discarded Lovers
Discarded Lovers (1932)

Director

Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1930)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Queen High
Queen High (1930)

Director

1920s

31 titles · average score 72
Warming Up
Warming Up (1928)

Director

The Freshman
The Freshman (1925)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Girl Shy
Girl Shy (1924)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Hot Water
Hot Water (1924)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Safety Last!
Safety Last! (1923)
GoodWatch score 90

as Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)

Why Worry?
Why Worry? (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy (1922)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack (1922)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

A Sailor-Made Man
A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Among Those Present
Among Those Present (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Never Weaken
Never Weaken (1921)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Now or Never
Now or Never (1921)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1910s

5 titles · average score 60
Captain Kidd's Kids
Captain Kidd's Kids (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)

Young Mr. Jazz
Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

as (uncredited)

A Sammy in Siberia
A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
GoodWatch score 57

as (uncredited)

Billy Blazes, Esq.
Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fleeing chinese man (Uncredited)

Over the Fence
Over the Fence (1917)
GoodWatch score 58

as (uncredited)