Freuler was born in
Monroe, Wisconsin and schooled in Milwaukee. His father had emigrated from Switzerland. Freuler studied at
Spencerian Business College. In 1910, Freuler formed a partnership with Chicago film distributor
Samuel S. Hutchinson, establishing the
American Film Manufacturing Company. In 1912 he helped organize the
Mutual Film Corporation. Freuler and
Harry Aitken, who worked together on film projects, had both grown up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was photographed with Charlie Chaplin and his brother Sydney Chaplin signing the Mutual Film contract. In the 1930s he established Freuler Film Associates, a film production company that produced westerns starring
Tom Tyler. Freuler Associates set up a Monarch Melodramas division to release action films. ==Personal life==