Albert Ray

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Albert Ray

Born August 28, 1897 · New Rochelle, New York, USA

Died February 5, 1944 · aged 46

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 …

Known For

SmudgeSmudge · 1922
Smudge
1922
MovieComedyDrama
A comedy-drama starring and directed by Charles Ray. Stephen Stanton falls heir to a small-town newspaper in the midst of the California citrus groves. The town is bedeviled by the smoke from the smudgepots used to prevent the oranges from freezing, but Stephen uses his ingenuity to solve the problem.
While New York SleepsWhile New York Sleeps · 1938
While New York Sleeps
★ 7.01938
MovieMysteryComedy
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
The CheatersThe Cheaters · 1945
The Cheaters
★ 6.21945
MovieComedyDrama
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.
My Lady's PastMy Lady's Past · 1929
My Lady's Past
★ 7.01929
MovieDrama
Mamie Reynolds has been engaged to Sam Young for ten years. But when Sam's novel is published after many years of waiting, Sam falls for a gold digger.
A Shriek in the NightA Shriek in the Night · 1933
A Shriek in the Night
★ 5.21933
MovieMysteryThriller
Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation.
Alias Julius CaesarAlias Julius Caesar · 1922
Alias Julius Caesar
★ 7.01922
MovieComedy
Billy Barnes gets into trouble over a practical joke on a golf course and ends up in jail, despite his high social standing. But he manages to redeem himself with the help of a jewel thief he befriends in jail.
Woman WiseWoman Wise · 1928
Woman Wise
★ 8.01928
MovieComedyDrama
In Jedda, Persia, American consul George Gage, known as a woman hater, is shocked when his newly arrived assistant, "Billie Baxter," whom he assumes will be a man, turns out to be an attractive woman. Despite his formerly anti-female leanings, George finds himself falling in love with Billie and is jealous when his womanizing friend, Brad Wilson, arrives in Jedda and makes a play for her. At the same time, when the ruling Pasha, Abdul Mustapha, meets Billie, he also becomes smitten and tries to have her brought to his harem. Despite their rivalry, George and Brad join forces and save Billie from the Pasha, after which she decides that George is the man she loves and wants to marry. Considered a lost film.
A Tailor-Made ManA Tailor-Made Man · 1922
A Tailor-Made Man
1922
MovieComedy
A tailor tries to pass himself off in high society by wearing some of his rich customer's clothes.

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