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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred L. Werker (December 2, 1896 – July 28, 1975) was a film director whose work in movies spanned from 1917 through 1957. After a number of film production jobs and assistant directing, Werker co-directed his first film, Ridin' the Wind in 1925 alongside director Del Andrews. He was brought in by Fox Film Corporation executives to re-shoot and re-edit Erich von Stroheim's film Hello, Sister! (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. 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 and He Walked by Night. The latter film, however, was taken over by uncredited director Anthony Mann. Werker was nominated in 1949 for the Locarno International Film Festival's Best Police Film category for He Walked By Night (1948) and won. The following year, Alfred was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Lost Boundaries (1949) but was unsuccessful. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred L. Werker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Young Don't Cry
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1957

Rebel in Town
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1956

At Gunpoint
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1955

Canyon Crossroads
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1955

Three Hours to Kill
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1954

Devil's Canyon
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1953

The Last Posse
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1953

Walk East on Beacon
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1952

Sealed Cargo
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1951

Lost Boundaries
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1949

He Walked by Night
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1949

Pirates of Monterey
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1947

Repeat Performance
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1947

Shock
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1946

My Pal, Wolf
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1944

A-Haunting We Will Go
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1942

Whispering Ghosts
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1942

The Mad Martindales
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1942

Moon Over Her Shoulder
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1941

The Reluctant Dragon
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1941