Fred C. Newmeyer

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1. 1
   Safety Last!

   1923 · United States · comedy, romance, silent

   Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1924 #3 · National Film Registry (inducted 1994) · Criterion Collection spine #662

   1.135 citations
2. 2
   The Freshman

   1925 · United States · comedy, silent

   Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1926 #9 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990) · Criterion Collection spine #703

   0.693 citations
3. 3
   Girl Shy

   1924 · United States · comedy, romance, silent

   Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1925 #5

   0.391 citation

Complete filmography

All 47 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

• 1920Number, Please?
• 1921A Sailor-Made Man
• 1921Among Those Present
• 1921Never Weaken
• 1921Now or Never
• 1922Dr. Jack
• 1922Grandma's Boy
• 1922Our Gang
• 1923Safety Last!
• 1924Girl Shy
• 1924Hot Water
• 1925Seven Keys to Baldpate
• 1925The Freshman
• 1925The Perfect Clown
• 1926The Quarterback
• 1926The Savage
• 1927The Lunatic at Large
• 1927The Potters
• 1927Too Many Crooks
• 1928That's My Daddy
• 1928The Night Bird
• 1928Warming Up
• 1929It Can Be Done
• 1929Sailor's Holiday
• 1929The Rainbow Man
• 1930Fast and Loose
• 1930Queen High
• 1930The Grand Parade
• 1931Subway Express
• 1932Discarded Lovers
• 1932The Fighting Gentleman
• 1932The Night Rider
• 1932They Never Come Back
• 1934A Scream in the Night
• 1934Lost in the Legion
• 1934No Ransom
• 1934The Moth
• 1936Arbor Day
• 1936General Spanky
• 1936The Pinch Singer
• 1937Mail and Female
• 1942Rodeo Rhythm
• —All Lit Up
• —Easy Millions
• —On Your Toes
• —Secrets of Chinatown
• —The Gambling Sex