Ray Enright (March 25, 1896 – April 3, 1965) was an American

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. He directed 73 films between 1927–53, many of them for

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He oversaw comedy films like Joe E. Brown vehicles, five of the six informal pairings of

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and Glenda Farrell, and later directed a number of Westerns, many featuring

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. Enright was born in

Anderson, Indiana Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 54,788 at the 2020 census. It is named after Chief William Anderson. The city is the headquarters of the Church of God and its Anderson ...

. He served in the U.S. Army

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in France during the

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. Enright died in

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, from a

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Partial filmography

As director

*'' Tracked by the Police'' (1927) *'' Jaws of Steel'' (1927) *'' The Girl from Chicago'' (1927) *'' Domestic Troubles'' (1928) *'' Song of the West'' (1930) *'' Golden Dawn'' (1930) *'' Dancing Sweeties'' (1930) *'' Scarlet Pages'' (1930) *'' Play Girl'' (1932) *'' Blondie Johnson'' (1933) *'' Tomorrow at Seven'' (1933) *'' Havana Widows'' (1933) *'' I've Got Your Number'' (1934) *'' Twenty Million Sweethearts'' (1934) *'' The Circus Clown'' (1934) *'' Dames'' (1934) *'' The St. Louis Kid'' (1934) *'' While the Patient Slept'' (1935) *'' Traveling Saleslady'' (1935) *'' Alibi Ike'' (1935) *'' Miss Pacific Fleet'' (1935) *'' We're in the Money'' (1935) *'' Snowed Under'' (1936) *'' Earthworm Tractors'' (1936) *'' China Clipper'' (1936) *'' Ready, Willing, and Able'' (1937) *'' Slim'' (1937) *'' The Singing Marine'' (1937) *'' Swing Your Lady'' (1938) *'' Gold Diggers in Paris'' (1938) *'' Hard to Get'' (1938) *'' Going Places'' (1938) *'' The Angels Wash Their Faces'' (1939) *'' On Your Toes'' (1939) *''

Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Ja ...

'' (1940) *''

Teddy, the Rough Rider ''Teddy, the Rough Rider'' is a 1940 American short film, short drama film directed by Ray Enright. It won an Academy Awards, Oscar at the 13th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). Ca ...

'' (1940 short) *''

An Angel from Texas ''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser, based on the hit 1925 play '' The Butter and Egg Man'' written by George S. Kaufman. The film stars Eddie Albert, Ros ...

'' (1940) *'' The Wagons Roll at Night'' (1941) *'' Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) *'' Law of the Tropics'' (1941) *'' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) *'' The Spoilers'' (1942) *'' Sin Town'' (1942) *'' Gung Ho!'' (1943) *'' China Sky'' (1945) *'' Man Alive'' (1945) *''

One Way to Love ''One Way to Love'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Willard Parker, Marguerite Chapman, Chester Morris and Janis Carter. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The plot has some similarities to Co ...

'' (1946) *'' Trail Street'' (1947) *''

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'' (1948) *'' Coroner Creek'' (1948) *'' Return of the Bad Men'' (1948) *'' South of St. Louis'' (1949) *''

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'' (1950) *'' Kansas Raiders'' (1950) *'' Flaming Feather'' (1952) *'' The Man from Cairo'' (1953)

As screenwriter

* Gold Dust Gertie (1931) * Side Show (1931) * Local Boy Makes Good (1931) * Fireman, Save My Child (1932)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enright, Ray 1896 births 1965 deaths Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Film directors from Indiana Military personnel from Indiana People from Anderson, Indiana United States Army personnel of World War I