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Alfred L. Werker
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Director Born: December 2, 1896 in Deadwood, SD Biography:In films from 1917, director "Alfred L. Werker" was either a competent craftsman or talented hack, depending on which of his colleagues you consulted. After paying his dues in a series of secondary production jobs, Werker began directing "Fred Thompson" westerns in 1925. He began his long association with Fox Studios (later 20th Century-Fox) with 1928's "Chasing Through Europe". When "Erich Von Stroheim" was pulled off his 1932 directorial effort "Walking Down Broadway", Werker took over, finishing the film (released as "Hello Sister") minus screen credit. The Werker and Stroheim sequences were as different as night and day, fueling the rumor that Werker was, at base, a second-rater. How, then, does one explain such excellent Werker productions as "House of Rothschild" (1934) and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939), the latter regarded by many as the all-time best of the Rathbone/"Bruce"... Full Biography
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