Q:What key details about alfred l. werker can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: alfred l. werker -lrb- december 2 , 1896 -- july 28 , 1975 -rrb- 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 ! '' -lrb- 1933 -rrb- , 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 '' -lrb- 1934 -rrb- and '' the adventures of sherlock holmes '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- ; 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 '' -lrb- 1942 -rrb- . 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 '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- and won . the following year , he was nominated for , but did not win , the directors guild of america outstanding directorial achievement in motion pictures for '' lost boundaries '' -lrb- 1949 -rrb- .
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- death place is orange county , california , united states- bgcolour is silver- death date is 28 july 1975- birth date is december 2 , 1896- name is alfred l. werker- birthname is alfred louis werker- image is alfred l werker.jpg- birth place is deadwood , south dakota , united states