Albert Ray

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1897-08-28

Deathday 1944-02-05 (46 years old)

Place of Birth New Rochelle, NY, USA

Also Known As Albert Wray, Al Ray

Albert Ray

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.

Known For

Director

1939
Desperate Trails

as Director

1937
Lawless Land

as Director

1936
Undercover Man

as Director

1936
Everyman's Law

as Director

1935
Stage Frights

as Director

1934
St. Louis Woman

as Director

1934
Dancing Man

as Director

1934
It's the Cats

as Director

1933
1933
The Intruder

as Director

1933
West of Singapore

as Director

1932
1932
Harem Scarem

as Director

1932
Unholy Love

as Director

1932
1932
Summer Daze

as Director

1932
A Put Up Job

as Director

1931
Moving In

as Director

1930
1930
Call of the West

as Director

1930
We! We! Marie!

as Director

1930
Rolling Along

as Director

1929
My Lady's Past

as Director

1929
Molly and Me

as Director

1928
None But the Brave

as Director

1928
Woman Wise

as Director

1926
1926
Whispering Wires

as Director

1925
Fun's Fun

as Director

1925
Ship Shape

as Director

1925
Rock Bottom

as Director

1925
Welcome Danger!

as Director

1925
Weak Knees

as Director

1925
Look Out

as Director

1925
Permit Me

as Director

1925
Wake Up

as Director

Writer

1945
The Cheaters

as Original Story

1939
Winner Take All

as Screenplay

1939
1939
1938
Change of Heart

as Screenplay

1938
While New York Sleeps

as Screenplay

1938
Keep Smiling

as Writer

1938
Island in the Sky

as Screenplay

1937
Dizzy Doctors

as Screenplay

1937
45 Fathers

as Writer

1934
Dancing Man

as Writer

1923
1922
A Tailor-Made Man

as Adaptation

Actor

1920
Wet and Warmer

as Billy Poste

1920
The Night Riders

as John Tresler

1919
The Lost Princess

as Samuel Blevins, Jr.

1919
The Game's Up

as Peter Neyland (as Al Ray)

Producer

1932
Unholy Love

as Producer

Crew

1940
The Girl from Avenue A

as Additional Writing