Directing

Ray McCarey

Born September 6, 1904 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died December 1, 1948 · aged 44

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raymond Benedict "Ray" McCarey (September 6, 1904 – December 1, 1948) was an American film director, brother of director Leo McCarey. McCarey began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy. He also worked with Roscoe Arbuckle, the Three Stooges, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Da…

Known For

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles · 1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison · 1940

Millionaires in Prison

MovieCrimeDrama

A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor · 1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor

MovieActionAdventure

Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.

A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart · 1942

A Gentleman at Heart

After inheriting a New York City art gallery, bookie Milton Berle and his partner Cesar Romero decide to go into the art forgery business. Director Ray McCarey's 1942 comedy also stars Carole Landis, J. Carrol Naish, Steven Geray, Richard Derr, Rose Hobart, Elisha Cook Jr., Chick Chandler, Francis Pierlot and Jerome Cowan.

Hizzoner

Hizzoner · 1933

In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.

Wild People

Wild People · 1932

The Globe Broadcasting Company does a radio broadcast from Dutch New Guinea, with the aborigines as performers.

The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville · 1927

The Pride of Pikeville

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

I Scream

I Scream · 1934

Gus Shy, an ice cream man, gets embroiled in a vicious gangland feud.

Filmography

Sort

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles · 1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

Director

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison · 1940

Millionaires in Prison

MovieCrimeDrama

A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.

Director

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor · 1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor

MovieActionAdventure

Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.

Director

A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart · 1942

A Gentleman at Heart

After inheriting a New York City art gallery, bookie Milton Berle and his partner Cesar Romero decide to go into the art forgery business. Director Ray McCarey's 1942 comedy also stars Carole Landis, J. Carrol Naish, Steven Geray, Richard Derr, Rose Hobart, Elisha Cook Jr., Chick Chandler, Francis Pierlot and Jerome Cowan.

Director

Hizzoner

Hizzoner · 1933

In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.

Director

Wild People

Wild People · 1932

The Globe Broadcasting Company does a radio broadcast from Dutch New Guinea, with the aborigines as performers.

Director

The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville · 1927

The Pride of Pikeville

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

Assistant Director

I Scream

I Scream · 1934

Gus Shy, an ice cream man, gets embroiled in a vicious gangland feud.

Director

Passport to Destiny

Passport to Destiny · 1944

Passport to Destiny

An English charwoman, believing herself protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Director

Life Begins with Love

Life Begins with Love · 1937

Life Begins with Love

MovieComedyDrama

A spoiled playboy is forced to leave town to avoid the press, which latches on to his statement, while tipsy, that he will give away his fortune. He disguises himself and gets a job as a laborer at a day-care center. He finds himself attracted to the owner, a pretty young girl determined to make life better for her charges, and he soon begins to question his own priorities.

Director

Sunset Range

Sunset Range · 1935

MovieActionComedy

Grant hides stolen money in the luggage of Bonnie Shea who is moving west. Later when he and his men arrive to retrieve the money, they also kidnap Bonnie. This sends Reasonin' Bates and his cowhands on their horses after the gangsters in their cars.

Director

The Devil's Party

The Devil's Party · 1938

The Devil's Party

MovieCrimeDrama

Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.

Director

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush · 1942

It Happened in Flatbush

A washed up baseball player returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but an old sports reporter is eager to prove that he is a loser.

Director

The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man · 1935

The Mystery Man

MovieCrimeMystery

Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Louis with only a buck on his person. To remedy the problem, Doyle pawns the revolver he's carrying. When the gun is subsequently used in a murder, Doyle's problems only multiply. In the meantime, he's also fallen in love with a comely stranger (Maxine Doyle) he convinced to impersonate his wife.

Director

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner · 1933

Just Around the Corner

Promotional short produced by General Electric for release through Warner Bros. to advertise GE's home appliances.

Director

Love in a Bungalow

Love in a Bungalow · 1937

Love in a Bungalow

MovieComedyRomance

A radio contest brings together a woman renting a bungalow, and her squatter. Version of Hi, Beautiful! (1944), both from the story "Be It Ever So Humble," by Eleanore Griffin and William Rankin.

Director

The Gay Intruders

The Gay Intruders · 1948

The Gay Intruders

Psychiatrists move in with bickering stage spouses and start bickering too.

Story

The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi · 1946

The Falcon's Alibi

MovieAdventureCrime

A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.

Director

Tomalio

Tomalio · 1933

Roscoe runs afoul of a demented Mexican general.

Director

Oh, Doctor

Oh, Doctor · 1937

A hypochondriac is afraid he will die before he gets an inheritance that will "cure" him.

Director

Two Plus Fours

Two Plus Fours · 1930

This short subject was done by Paul Whiteman's Rhythm boys shortly after they finished The King of Jazz where lead singer Bing Crosby made his motion picture debut. Shortly afterwards the trio broke up and Bing went solo and the rest was history. When a well-liked tailor is about to lose his story his daughter and a young singing group try to save it.

Director

The Cowboy and the Blonde

The Cowboy and the Blonde · 1941

The Cowboy and the Blonde

MovieWesternComedy

A western rodeo rider is cast in a starring role in a new Hollywood film, but his temperamental and spoiled leading lady proves difficult to tame.

Director

So This Is Washington

So This Is Washington · 1943

So This Is Washington

Lum and Abner go to Washington to aid in the war effort by giving the government what they think is a good substitute for rubber--Abner's homemade licorice.

Director

Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls · 1939

Outside These Walls

MovieDramaCrime

Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.

Director