Albert Ray
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 28 August 1897 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
- Died
- 5 February 1944
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
Writing 15
- 1945The Cheaters · original story
- 1939Winner Take All · screenplay
- 1939Everybody's Baby · writer
- 1939The Arizona Wildcat · story
- 1938While New York Sleeps · screenplay
- 1938Keep Smiling · writer
- 1938Island in the Sky · screenplay
- 1938Change of Heart · screenplay
- 193745 Fathers · writer
- 1937Dizzy Doctors · screenplay
- 1934Dancing Man · writer
- 1928A Thief in the Dark · story
- 1923The Courtship of Miles Standish · writer
- 1923The Girl I Loved · writer
- 1922A Tailor-Made Man · adaptation
crew 1
- 1940The Girl from Avenue A · additional writing
Directing 45
- 1939Desperate Trails · director
- 1937Lawless Land · director
- 1936Undercover Man · director
- 1936Everyman's Law · director
- 1935Stage Frights · director
- 1935The Marriage Bargain · director
- 1934It's the Cats · director
- 1934St. Louis Woman · director
- 1934Dancing Man · director
- 1933A Shriek in the Night · director
- 1933Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles · director
- 1933The Intruder · director
- 1933West of Singapore · director
- 1932Guilty or Not Guilty · director
- 1932The Thirteenth Guest · director
- 1932Unholy Love · director
- 1932Summer Daze · director
- 1932Harem Scarem · director
- 1932A Put Up Job · director
- 1931Moving In · director
- 1930We! We! Marie! · director
- 1930Rolling Along · director
- 1930Kathleen Mavourneen · director
- 1930Call of the West · director
- 1930Her Unborn Child · director
- 1929My Lady's Past · director
- 1929Molly and Me · director
- 1928None But the Brave · director
- 1928A Thief in the Dark · director
- 1928Woman Wise · director
- 1927Publicity Madness · director
- 1926Whispering Wires · director
- 1926Honesty – The Best Policy · director
- 1926More Pay - Less Work · director
- 1925Look Out · director
- 1925Permit Me · director
- 1925Wake Up · director
- 1925Fun's Fun · director
- 1925Rock Bottom · director
- 1925Ship Shape · director
- 1925Welcome Danger! · director
- 1925Weak Knees · director
- 1922Alias Julius Caesar · assistant director
- 1922Smudge · assistant director
- 1920The Kick in High Life · director
Production 1
- 1932Unholy Love · producer
Acting 16
- 1921A Game Lady
- 1920The Punch of the Irish as 1st Suitor
- 1920Wet and Warmer as Billy Poste
- 1920The Kick in High Life as Bud Weiser
- 1920The Ugly Duckling as Owen Wilshire
- 1920The Night Riders as John Tresler
- 1920The Honey Bee as Will Harper
- 1919Tin Pan Alley as Tommy Breen
- 1919Vagabond Luck as Jimmie Driscoll
- 1919The Lost Princess as Samuel Blevins, Jr.
- 1919Home as Tom Wallace
- 1919Love Is Love as Gerry Sands
- 1919Be a Little Sport as Gerald Faulkner
- 1919Words and Music by - as Brian McBride
- 1919The Game's Up as Peter Neyland (as Al Ray)
- 1918When Do We Eat? as James Waterson Forbes