Alfred L. Werker

(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. Lost Boundaries, inspired by a true story of a Black doctor passing as white, has grown in critical consensus. 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 (1947) and He Walked by Night (1948). The latter film, however, was taken over by uncredited director Anthony Mann. In 1949 He Walked by Night won the Locarno International Film Festival's award for Best Police Film. The following year, Werker was nominated for, but did not win, the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Lost Boundaries (1949).

• Name — Alfred L. Werker • Birth Name — Alfred Louis Werker • Born — December 2, 1896 • Birthplace — Deadwood, South Dakota, United States • Died — 28 July 1975 • Place of death — Orange County, California, United States

• Year — Film — Credited as — Notes • Director — Assistant Director • 1917 — The Firefly of Tough Luck • 1917 — The Regenerates • 1919 — The Hoodlum • 1920 — Pollyanna • 1925 — That Devil Quemado • 1925 — The Bandit's Baby • 1925 — The Wild Bull's Lair • 1925 — Ridin' the Wind — Co-directed with Del Andrews • 1926 — The Tough Guy • 1926 — Lone Hand Saunders • 1928 — The Pioneer Scout — Co-directed with Lloyd Ingraham • 1928 — The Sunset Legion — Co-directed with Lloyd Ingraham • 1928 — Kit Carson • 1929 — Blue Skies • 1929 — Chasing Through Europe — Co-directed with David Butler • 1930 — Double Cross Roads • 1930 — Last of the Duanes • 1931 — Fair Warning • 1931 — Annabelle's Affairs • 1931 — Heartbreak • 1932 — The Gay Caballero • 1932 — Bachelor's Affairs • 1932 — Rackety Rax • 1933 — It's Great to Be Alive • 1933 — Hello, Sister! • 1933 — Advice to the Lovelorn • 1934 — The House of Rothschild • 1934 — You Belong to Me • 1935 — Stolen Harmony • 1936 — Love in Exile • 1937 — We Have Our Moments • 1937 — Wild and Woolly • 1937 — Big Town Girl • 1938 — City Girl • 1938 — Kidnapped • 1938 — Gateway • 1938 — Up the River • 1939 — It Could Happen to You • 1939 — News Is Made at Night • 1939 — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • 1941 — The Reluctant Dragon • 1941 — Moon Over Her Shoulder • 1942 — Whispering Ghosts • 1942 — A-Haunting We Will Go • 1942 — The Mad Martindales • 1944 — My Pal Wolf • 1946 — Shock • 1947 — Repeat Performance • 1947 — Pirates of Monterey • 1948 — He Walked by Night — Co-directed with Anthony Mann (uncredited) • 1949 — Lost Boundaries • 1951 — Sealed Cargo • 1952 — Walk East on Beacon • 1953 — The Last Posse • 1953 — Devil's Canyon • 1954 — Three Hours to Kill • 1955 — Canyon Crossroads • 1955 — At Gunpoint • 1956 — Rebel in Town • 1957 — The Young Don't Cry