# Fred Fishback

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{{short description|Film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Fred Fishback
| image        = Fred Hibbard & Edith Roberts - Aug 1919 EH.jpg
| caption      = Fred Fishback (left) and [Edith Roberts](/source/Edith_Roberts_(actress)) in 1919
| birth_name   = Moscu Fischback
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1894|01|18}}
| birth_place  = [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), Romania
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1925|01|06|1894|01|18}}
| death_place  = Los Angeles, U.S.
| other_names  = Fred Hibbard
| occupation   = {{hlist|Director|actor|screenwriter|producer}}
| years_active = 1912–1925
| spouse       = Ethel Lynne (married 1919–1925)<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|563}}
}}

'''Fred C. Fishback''' (born '''Moscu Fischback'''; January 18, 1894{{spnd}}January 6, 1925) was a film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer of the [silent era](/source/silent_film). Following the 1921 scandal surrounding [Roscoe Arbuckle](/source/Roscoe_Arbuckle), in which he was involved, Fishback worked mostly under the pseudonym '''Fred Hibbard'''.

==Biography==
Fred Fishback was born Moscu Fischback (sometimes spelled Fischbach) on January 18, 1894, in Bucharest, Romania.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q557-Y9ZM Fred (Moscu) Fischbach Or Fishbach, United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940.]</ref> He immigrated to the United States around 1900, and made his motion picture debut with [Thomas H. Ince](/source/Thomas_H._Ince) in 1912.<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|563}} As Freddy Fischbach, he became a cameraman at [Mack Sennett](/source/Mack_Sennett)'s [Keystone](/source/Keystone_Studios) studio, where he worked with comedy star [Roscoe Arbuckle](/source/Roscoe_Arbuckle). Sennett promoted Fischbach to director, with his surname Americanized to Fred Fishback.

Anyone with Keystone credentials was welcomed by lesser comedy studios, and Fishback secured a job directing comedy shorts for [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures), many of them featuring former Keystone and [Hal Roach](/source/Hal_Roach) bit player [Lige Conley](/source/Lige_Conley).

Both Arbuckle and Fishback were hired to direct at [Educational Pictures](/source/Educational_Pictures). Fishback, reunited with Lige Conley, helped to develop Conley into a comedy star in a lengthy series of slapstick short subjects. Fishback also directed one of Educational's leading comedians, [Lloyd Hamilton](/source/Lloyd_Hamilton). Fishback died at the age of 30 of cancer;<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|563}} his last films were released posthumously.

==Select filmography==
===Actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1914
| ''Love and Bullets''
| Henchman
| <ref name="Walker">{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Brent E. |date=2010 |title=Mack Sennett's Fun Factory |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company) |isbn=978-0-7864-7711-1}}</ref>{{Rp|297}}
|-
| 1914
| ''[Laughing Gas](/source/Laughing_Gas_(1914_film))''
| Bearded Patient
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|297}}
|-
| 1914
| ''[Tillie's Punctured Romance](/source/Tillie's_Punctured_Romance_(1914_film))''
| Tall Servant
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|460}}
|-
| 1914
| ''Killing Horace''
| Painter
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|301}}
|-
| 1914
| ''[Those Love Pangs](/source/Those_Love_Pangs)''
| Vivian's Boyfriend
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|302}}
|-
| 1914
| ''[Gentlemen of Nerve](/source/Gentlemen_of_Nerve)''
| Spectator Behind Fence, Spectator in Bleachers
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|303}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|The|Home Breakers|nolink=1}}''
| Lead Cop
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|309}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|A|Bird's a Bird|nolink=1}}''
| Raffle Ticket Taker
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|310}}
|-
| 1915
| ''That Little Band of Gold''
| Audience Member Near Box
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|312}}
|-
| 1915
| ''Droppington's Devilish Deed''
| The Heavy Man
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|314}}
|-
| 1915
| ''Do-Re-Me-Boom!''
| Cop
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|316}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|A|Hash House Fraud|nolink=1}}''
| Free-Eater Hit with Plate
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|319}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|The|Cannon Ball|nolink=1}}''
| Tall Henchman
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|319}}
|-
| 1915
| ''Only a Messenger Boy''
| Man with Booze
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|321}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|A|Janitors Wife's Temptation|nolink=1}}''
| Waiter in Booth Hall
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|323}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|The|Hunt|nolink=1}}''
| Prisoner Who Escapes with Ford
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|325}}
|}

===Director===
[[File:A Movie Star (1916).webm|thumb|thumbtime=22:39|upright=1.0|Cameo by Fred Fishback (left), director of ''[A Movie Star](/source/%3AFile%3AA_Movie_Star_(1916).webm)'' (1916)]]
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| image1    = International Sneak poster.jpg
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| caption1  = Poster for ''An International Sneak'' (1917)
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| image2    =Brownie-Table-1921.jpg
| alt2      =
| caption2  = Advertisement for short films starring [Brownie](/source/Brownie_the_Wonder_Dog) the dog, including ''Playmates'' and ''Society Dogs'' (1921)
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| image3    =Circus-Clowns-1922-Poster.jpg
| alt3      =
| caption3  = Poster for ''Circus Clowns'' (1922), with direction credited to Fred Hibbard and starring [Baby Peggy](/source/Diana_Serra_Cary).
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|The|Home Breakers|nolink=1}}''
| Assistant director<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|310}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|A|Bird's a Bird|nolink=1}}''
| Assistant director<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|312}}
|-
| 1915
| ''Droppington's Devilish Deed''
| Assistant director<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|314}}
|-
| 1915
| ''Do-Re-Me-Boom!''
| Assistant director<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|316}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|A|Hash House Fraud|nolink=1}}''
| Assistant director<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|319}}
|-
| 1915
| ''{{sortname|The|Cannon Ball|nolink=1}}''
| Assistant director<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|319}}
|-
| 1916
| ''{{sortname|A|Movie Star|nolink=1}}''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|326}}
|-
| 1916
| ''His Auto Ruination''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|327}}
|-
| 1916
| ''By Stork Delivery''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|329}}
|-
| 1916
| ''His Bitter Pill''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|332}}
|-
| 1916
| ''Ambrose's Cup of Woe''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|333}}
|-
| 1916
| ''Madcap Ambrose''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|334}}
|-
| 1916
| ''Ambrose's Rapid Rise''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|336}}
|-
| 1916
| ''Safety First Ambrose''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|337}}
|-
| 1917
| ''His Naughty Thought''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|339}}
|-
| 1917
| ''Cactus Nell''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|340}}
|-
| 1917
| ''Lost, a Cook''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|342}}
|-
| 1917
| ''Roping Her Romeo''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|349}}
|-
| 1917
| ''{{sortname|An|International Sneak|nolink=1}}''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|350}}
|-
| 1918
| ''Beware of Boarders!''
| <ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|354}}
|-
| 1918
| ''[Here Come the Girls](/source/Here_Come_the_Girls_(1918_film))''
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HereComeTheGirls1918.html |title=Here Come the Girls |website=Progressive Silent Film List |publisher=Silent Era |access-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204164037/http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HereComeTheGirls1918.html |archive-date=December 4, 2014  }}</ref>
|-
| 1919
| ''Money Talks''
| <ref>{{cite book |date=1919 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAwDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA359 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=359 }}</ref>
|-
| 1919
| ''{{sortname|A|Village Venus|nolink=1}}''
| <ref>{{cite book |date=1919 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAwDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA842 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=842 }}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''His Master's Breath''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f71237d |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227062701/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f71237d |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |title=Fred Fishback |publisher=[British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute) |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''{{sortname|A|Baby Doll Bandit|nolink=1}}''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1920 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA79 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=79   }}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''Naughty Lions and Wild Men''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1920 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA83 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=83   }}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''Over the Transom''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1920 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA84 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=84   }}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''Loose Lions and Fast Lovers''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1920 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA162 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=162   }}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''{{sortname|A|Lion's Alliance|nolink=1}}''
| Also screenwriter<ref name="Copyright 1920">{{cite book |date=1920 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA276 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=276  }}</ref>
|-
| 1920
| ''My Dog Pal''
| Also screenwriter<ref name="Copyright 1920"/>
|-
| 1920
| ''My Salomy Lions''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1920 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA538 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=538   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''{{sortname|A|Bunch of Kisses|nolink=1}}''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA319 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=319   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''{{sortname|The|Dog Doctor|nolink=1}}''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA320 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=320   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''Playmates''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA629 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=629   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''Alfalfa Love''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA919 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=919   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''Society Dogs''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA925 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=925   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''{{sortname|The|Whizbang|nolink=1}}''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA926 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=926   }}</ref>
|-
| 1921
| ''[Brownie's Little Venus](/source/Brownie's_Little_Venus)''
| Also screenwriter<ref>{{cite book |date=1921 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h_c3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1223 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=1223   }}</ref>
|-
| 1922
| ''Circus Clowns''
| As Fred Hibbard; also screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CircusClowns1922.html |title=Circus Clowns |website=Progressive Silent Film List |publisher=Silent Era |access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 1922
| ''The Straphanger''
| Director and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013641/ |title=The Straphanger |publisher=Century Film |date=January 11, 1922 |access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1923
| ''Uncle Sam''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|305}}
|-
| 1924
| ''My Friend''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Hamilton">{{cite book |last=Balducci |first=Anthony |date=2009 |title=Lloyd Hamilton: Poor Boy Comedian of Silent Cinema|location=Jefferson, N.C. |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786441594 }}</ref>{{Rp|222}}
|-
| 1924
| ''Air Pockets''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Walker"/>{{Rp|563}}
|-
| 1924
| ''Killing Time''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Hamilton"/>{{Rp|223}}
|-
| 1924
| ''Going East''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Hamilton"/>{{Rp|223}}
|-
| 1924
| ''Jonah Jones''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Hamilton"/>{{Rp|224}}
|-
| 1924
| ''Crushed''
| As Fred Hibbard<ref name="Hamilton"/>{{Rp|224}}
|-
| 1925
| ''Hooked''
| As Fred Hibbard<br />Also screenwriter; released posthumously<ref name="Hamilton"/>{{Rp|224–225}}
|-
| 1925
| ''Half a Hero''
| As Fred Hibbard<br />Also screenwriter; released posthumously<ref name="Hamilton"/>{{Rp|225}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Fred Fishback}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0382476|name=Fred Hibbard}}

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Category:1925 deaths
Category:Deaths from lung cancer in California
Category:Romanian emigrants to the United States
Category:Film directors from Los Angeles
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Film producers from California
Category:20th-century American male writers
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