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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.

Acting (12 movies)

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The Night Riders

1920

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Wet and Warmer

1920

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Vagabond Luck

1919

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The Game's Up

1919

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The Lost Princess

1919

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The Punch of the Irish

1920

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The Kick in High Life

1920

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The Honey Bee

1920

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Tin Pan Alley

1919

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Home

1919

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Be a Little Sport

1919

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Words and Music by -

1919

Directing (41 movies)

5.1

A Shriek in the Night

1933

4.9

The Thirteenth Guest

1932

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Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933

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Fun's Fun

1925

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Ship Shape

1925

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Harem Scarem

1932

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The Intruder

1933

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Kathleen Mavourneen

1930

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Unholy Love

1932

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Rock Bottom

1925

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Lawless Land

1937

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St. Louis Woman

1934

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Moving In

1931

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Guilty or Not Guilty

1932

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West of Singapore

1933

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None But the Brave

1928

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Dancing Man

1934

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Call of the West

1930

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We! We! Marie!

1930

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Welcome Danger!

1925

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Undercover Man

1936

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Everyman's Law

1936

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Desperate Trails

1939

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More Pay - Less Work

1926

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Rolling Along

1930

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Weak Knees

1925

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It's the Cats

1934

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Stage Frights

1935

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Honesty – The Best Policy

1926

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Summer Daze

1932

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Whispering Wires

1926

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My Lady's Past

1929

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Molly and Me

1929

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A Put Up Job

1932

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Woman Wise

1928

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Look Out

1925

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Permit Me

1925

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Wake Up

1925

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The Kick in High Life

1920

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Her Unborn Child

1930

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Publicity Madness

1927

Title	Year	Job
The Girl I Loved	1923	Writer
The Courtship of Miles Standish	1923	Writer
Unholy Love	1932	Producer
Dancing Man	1934	Writer
Dizzy Doctors	1937	Screenplay
45 Fathers	1937	Writer
Change of Heart	1938	Screenplay
Island in the Sky	1938	Screenplay
Keep Smiling	1938	Writer
While New York Sleeps	1938	Screenplay
Everybody's Baby	1939	Writer
Winner Take All	1939	Screenplay