Fred C. Newmeyer
Director · 81 credits · 18 in highly-rated films
Best known for Safety Last! (1923)
Frequent collaborators: Billy Fay, Harold Lloyd, Sammy Brooks, Bebe Daniels, Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Best Fred C. Newmeyer movies by genre
Directed movies (51 total, ranked by score)
1Safety Last!
1923 · ★ 7.7 (592 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Thriller
2The Freshman
1925 · ★ 7.0 (129 votes)
Comedy, Romance
3The Potters
1927
Comedy
4Girl Shy
1924 · ★ 7.0 (67 votes)
Comedy, Romance
5The Night Rider
1932
Western
6Hot Water
1924 · ★ 6.8 (28 votes)
Comedy
7The Moth
1934
Drama, Crime
8They Never Come Back
1932 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Drama, Action, Crime
9Queen High
1930 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Music
10The Quarterback
1926 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Drama
11Never Weaken
1921 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)
Comedy
12Dr. Jack
1922 · ★ 6.8 (31 votes)
Comedy, Romance
13Grandma's Boy
1922 · ★ 6.5 (50 votes)
Comedy
14The Perfect Clown
1925 · ★ 6.2 (2 votes)
Comedy
15Discarded Lovers
1932 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)
Mystery
16Why Worry?
1923 · ★ 6.5 (45 votes)
Comedy
17The Big Race
1934
Drama
18Mail and Female
1937 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)
Comedy
19That's My Daddy
1927
Comedy
20A Scream in the Night
1935 · ★ 4.7 (7 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
21It Can Be Done
1929 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
22General Spanky
1936 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)
Comedy, War
23The Night Bird
1928 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
24Now or Never
1921 · ★ 6.2 (24 votes)
Comedy
25Sailor's Holiday
1929 · ★ 5.2 (3 votes)
Comedy
26A Sailor-Made Man
1921 · ★ 6.4 (19 votes)
Comedy
27Among Those Present
1921 · ★ 6.0 (23 votes)
Comedy
28The Lunatic at Large
1927
Comedy
29The Gambling Sex
1932
Drama
30Rainbow Man
1929
Comedy, Music
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.