Albert Ray (August 28, 1897 – February 5, 1944) was an American

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, actor, and

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. He directed more than 70 films between 1920 and 1939. He also appeared in 18 films between 1915 and 1922. He was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' When Do We Eat?'' (1918) * ''

Married in Haste ''Married in Haste'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair and Robert Klein.Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36'' 40(2). December Press, 1998. p. 384. Ca ...

'' (1919) * ''

Vagabond Luck ''Vagabond Luck'' is a 1919 American silent comedy drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair, Jack Rollens, John Cossar, and William Ryno. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 16, 1919. Plot ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Night Riders The Night Riders was the name given by the press to the militant, terrorist faction of tobacco farmers during a popular resistance to the monopolistic practices of the American Tobacco Company of James B. Duke. On September 24, 1904, the tobacco p ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Honey Bee ''The Honey Bee'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Marguerita Sylva, Thomas Holding and Nigel Barrie.Goble p.323 Cast * Marguerita Sylva as Hilda Wilson * Thomas Holding as Harris Doreyn * Nigel Ba ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" ( da, Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in ''New Fairy Tales. First Volume#New Fairy Tales. Fir ...

'' (1920) * ''

More Pay, Less Work ''More Pay, Less Work'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Albert Ray and starring Albert Gran, Mary Brian and Charles "Buddy" Rogers.Solomon p.299 Cast * Albert Gran as Cappy Ricks * Mary Brian as Betty Ricks * E.J. Ratcliffe ...

'' (1926) * ''

Honesty – The Best Policy ''Honesty – The Best Policy'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and Albert Ray and starring Rockliffe Fellowes, Pauline Starke and Johnnie Walker.Solomon p.299 Cast * Rockliffe Fellowes as Nick Randall * Pauli ...

'' (1926) * ''

Love Makes 'Em Wild ''Love Makes 'Em Wild'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Albert Ray and written by Harold Shumate. The film stars John Harron, Sally Phipps, Ben Bard, Arthur Housman, J. Farrell MacDonald and Natalie Kingston. The film was released on ...

'' (1927) * ''

Rich But Honest ''Rich But Honest'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-drama film, written by Randall H. Faye and directed by Albert Ray and Horace Hough. The film was released on May 22, 1927 by Fox Film Corporation, starring Nancy Nash, John Holland, Charles ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

A Thief in the Dark ''A Thief in the Dark'' is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by Albert Ray, written by C. Graham Baker and William Kernell (based on a plot idea from director Ray), and starring George Meeker, Doris Hill, Gwen Lee, Marjorie Beebe, Mic ...

'' (1928) director * ''

None but the Brave is a 1965 war film directed by Frank Sinatra, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Tokyo Eiga, Toho, and Artanis Productions (credited as Sinatra Enterprises), it was the first film international co-production between Japan and t ...

'' (1928) director * ''

Molly and Me ''Molly and Me'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields, Reginald Gardiner and Roddy McDowall and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on the novel written by France ...

'' (1929) * ''

My Lady's Past ''My Lady's Past'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown and Alma Bennett.Pitts p.409 After completing his first novel, a writer abandons his wife for his secretary. It is now considered a l ...

'' (1929) * ''

Call of the West ''Call of the West'' is the second studio album by Los Angeles rock music, rock band Wall of Voodoo, released in September 1982. The album contains "Mexican Radio", the group's most well-known song, which was released as a single and whose video r ...

'' (1930) * ''

Kathleen Mavourneen "Kathleen Mavourneen" is a song written in 1837, composed by Frederick Crouch with lyrics by a Mrs. Crawford. Crawford's name is variously cited as Annie, Julia,Bruce Stewart, ''Ricorso: A Catalogue of Full-text Works on Ireland in the Internet Arc ...

'' (1930) * ''

Unholy Love ''Unholy Love'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Deceit'') is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed and produced by Albert Ray. It was the first film adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's 1857 French novel ''Madame Bovary'' produced. T ...

'' (1932) director * ''

The Thirteenth Guest ''The Thirteenth Guest'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery comedy thriller film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as ''Lady Beware'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1929 novel ''The Thirteenth Guest'' written by cri ...

'' (1932) director * ''

A Shriek in the Night ''A Shriek in the Night'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery crime film with elements of romance directed by Albert Ray and starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark. It was produced by the independent studio Allied Pictures, and ...

'' (1933) director * ''

West of Singapore ''West of Singapore'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Betty Compson, Weldon Heyburn and Margaret Lindsay.Doherty, p. 255 Cast * Betty Compson as Lou * Weldon Heyburn as Dan Manton * Margaret Linds ...

'' (1933) * ''

Dancing Man ''Dancing Man'' is the name given to a photograph of a man who was filmed dancing on the street in Sydney, Australia, after the end of World War II. On 15 August 1945, a cameraman, Jim Pearson, took note of a man's joyful expression and dance ...

'' (1934) * ''

St. Louis Woman ''St. Louis Woman'' is a 1946 American musical theatre, musical by Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullen with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer (lyrics). The musical opened at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York on March 30, 1946, an ...

'' (1934) * ''

Dizzy Doctors ''Dizzy Doctors'' is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 21st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the come ...

'' (1937) * ''

Charlie Chan in Reno ''Charlie Chan in Reno'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie. Plot Mary W ...

'' (1939) screenplay * ''

Chip of the Flying U ''Chip of the Flying U'' is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film based on a novel by Bertha Muzzy Sinclair. It was directed by Lynn Reynolds and starred Hoot Gibson. Universal Pictures produced and released the film. A print is preserve ...

'' (1940) * '' The Cheaters'' (1945) original story

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