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Albert Ray

Albert Ray

Director · Born 1897-08-28 · New Rochelle, New York, USA

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Biography

Albert Ray, born in New Rochelle, NY, attended Townsend Harris Hall and City College of New York. He spent summer vacations as a member of the Vitagraph stock company, on 14th St. in New York City. He appeared in summer stock in White Plains (NY), Florida and the Harlem Opera House in New York City. He directed short subjects for Pathe on the East Coast, went to Hollywood in 1915 and directed Ben Turpin pictures for the Vogue Film Co. and then Sunshine Comedies for Fox. He also acted opposite Ruth Clifford and Mildred Harris at Universal and co-starred with Elinor Fair at Fox. His first feature-length film as director was Scrap Iron (1921) starring Charles Ray (his cousin) for First National, and altogether he directed nine of his cousin's comedies for the studio. He returned to Fox and directed the "Helen and Warren" series and 19 features.

Directed

  1. The Thirteenth Guest (1932) — Director
  2. A Shriek in the Night (1933) — Director
  3. The Intruder (1933) — Director
  4. Unholy Love (1932) — Director
  5. Lawless Land (1937) — Director
  6. Undercover Man (1936) — Director
  7. Desperate Trails (1939) — Director
  8. A Put Up Job (1932) — Director
  9. Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933) — Director
  10. Kathleen Mavourneen (1930) — Director
  11. St. Louis Woman (1934) — Director
  12. Guilty or Not Guilty (1932) — Director
  13. Dancing Man (1934) — Director
  14. Fun's Fun (1925) — Director
  15. Ship Shape (1925) — Director
  16. Rock Bottom (1925) — Director
  17. West of Singapore (1933) — Director
  18. None But the Brave (1928) — Director
  19. Call of the West (1930) — Director
  20. We! We! Marie! (1930) — Director
  21. Welcome Danger! (1925) — Director
  22. Everyman's Law (1936) — Director
  23. More Pay - Less Work (1926) — Director
  24. Rolling Along (1930) — Director
  25. Weak Knees (1925) — Director
  26. It's the Cats (1934) — Director
  27. Stage Frights (1935) — Director
  28. Honesty – The Best Policy (1926) — Director
  29. Whispering Wires (1926) — Director
  30. My Lady's Past (1929) — Director
  31. Molly and Me (1929) — Director
  32. Woman Wise (1928) — Director
  33. Look Out (1925) — Director
  34. Wake Up (1925) — Director
  35. The Kick in High Life (1920) — Director
  36. Her Unborn Child (1930) — Director
  37. Publicity Madness (1927) — Director
  38. A Thief in the Dark (1928) — Director
  39. The Marriage Bargain (1935) — Director
  40. Harem Scarem (1932) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Home (1919) — Tom Wallace
  2. The Night Riders (1920) — John Tresler
  3. Wet and Warmer (1920) — Billy Poste
  4. Vagabond Luck (1919) — Jimmie Driscoll
  5. The Game's Up (1919) — Peter Neyland (as Al Ray)
  6. The Lost Princess (1919) — Samuel Blevins, Jr.
  7. The Punch of the Irish (1920) — 1st Suitor
  8. The Kick in High Life (1920) — Bud Weiser
  9. A Game Lady (1921)
  10. The Ugly Duckling (1920) — Owen Wilshire
  11. The Honey Bee (1920) — Will Harper
  12. Tin Pan Alley (1919) — Tommy Breen
  13. Love Is Love (1919) — Gerry Sands
  14. Words and Music by - (1919) — Brian McBride
  15. When Do We Eat? (1918) — James Waterson Forbes
  16. Be a Little Sport (1919) — Gerald Faulkner