What occupation did Mikhail Romm and Alfred L. Werker share?
Alfred L. Werker 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.
Mikhail Sergeevich Kedrov Mikhail Kedrov (1878, Moscow – 1941) was a Soviet communist politician and secret policeman. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1901, and sided with the Bolsheviks when the party was divided. After the October Revolution, he became member of the Collegium of the People's Commissariat for War, and Military Commissar for Demobilisation. In May 1918 he was sent to the North to organise defence. In March 1919 he became a member of the Collegium of the All-Russia Extraordinary Commission (Cheka), the Soviet secret police.