Ray Taylor (director)
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Ray Taylor was a prolific American
film director
. He directed 159 films between 1926
and 1949
. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill
.
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He directed 159 films between 1926
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
and 1949
1949 in film
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill
Fighting with Buffalo Bill
Fighting With Buffalo Bill is a 1926 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Wallace MacDonald - Ned Wheeler* Elsa Benham - Doris Carberry* Edmund Cobb - Buffalo Bill Cody* Robert Homans - Caleb Crosby...
.
Selected filmography
- Lost City of the JungleLost City of the JungleLost City of the Jungle is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Russell Hayden as Rod Stanton, United Peace Foundation operative* Jane Adams as Marjorie Elmore* Lionel Atwill as Sir Eric Hazarias, villain acting under the pseudonym Geoffrey London...
(19461946 in filmThe year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) - The Scarlet HorsemanThe Scarlet HorsemanThe Scarlet Horseman is a Universal film serial.-Plot:Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. In order to do so, one goes undercover as "The Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected Comanche figure...
(1946) - The Royal Mounted Rides AgainThe Royal Mounted Rides AgainThe Royal Mounted Rides Again was a Universal film serial. Adventure serials of this type were popular in the early days of cinema. The serial, often called cliffhangers, would show one episode per week, with an ending that would hide the outcome of an exciting event, sometimes ending with "tune...
(19451945 in filmThe year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
) - Secret Agent X-9Secret Agent X-9 (1945 serial)Secret Agent X-9 is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9. It was the second serial with this name, the first was released by Universal in 1937.-Plot:...
(1945) - The Master KeyThe Master Key (1945 serial)The Master Key is a Universal movie serial.-Plot:Nazi spies, led by the mysterious "Master Key", kidnap Professor Henderson in order to acquire his "Orotron machine" which is capable of extracting gold from sea water. FBI agent Tom Brant, aided by reporter Janet Lowe and Detective Lt...
(1945) - Jungle QueenJungle Queen (serial)Jungle Queen is a Universal movie serial.Material from this serial was re-edited into the feature film Jungle Safari .-Cast:*Edward Norris as Bob Elliot*Eddie Quillan as Chuck Kelly*Douglass Dumbrille as Lang, the Nazi villain...
(1945) - Mystery of the River BoatMystery of the River BoatMystery of the River Boat is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Robert Lowery as Steve Langtry* Eddie Quillan as Jug Jenks* Marion Martin as Celeste Eltree, river boat singer* Marjorie Clements as Jenny Perrin, Captain Perrin's daughter...
(19441944 in filmThe year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
) - Raiders of Ghost CityRaiders of Ghost CityRaiders of Ghost City is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Dennis Moore as Captain Steve Clark* Wanda McKay as Cathy Haines* Lionel Atwill as Erich von Rugen, alias Alex Morel* Joe Sawyer as Idaho Jones* Regis Toomey as Captain Clay Randolph...
(1944) - Adventures of the Flying CadetsAdventures of the Flying CadetsAdventures of the Flying Cadets is a 1943 Universal film serial.-Cast:*Johnny Downs as Cadet Danny Collins*Bobby Jordan as Cadet Jinx Roberts*Ward Wood as Cadet Scrapper McKay*William Benedict as Cadet Zombie Parker...
(19431943 in filmThe year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
) - The Adventures of Smilin' JackThe Adventures of Smilin' Jack (serial)The Adventures of Smilin' Jack is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip The Adventures of Smilin' Jack.-Cast:* Tom Brown as 'Smilin' Jack' Martin* Rose Hobart as Gertrude Muller, alias Fräulein von Teufel...
(1943) - Don Winslow of the Coast GuardDon Winslow of the Coast GuardDon Winslow of the Coast Guard is a Universal Pictures film serial based on the comic strip by Frank V. Martinbek.-Production:Martinbek's comic strip was approved by the US Navy...
(1943) - Junior G-Men of the AirJunior G-Men of the AirJunior G-Men of the Air is a Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys.-Plot:Japanese sabateurs attack America in preparation for an invasion during World War II. They are discovered by "Ace" Holden and The Dead End Kids, who do not trust the police enough to help...
(19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) - Gang BustersGang Busters (serial)Gang Busters is a Universal movie serial based on the radio series Gang Busters. The city is terrorized by a crime wave masterminded by the elusive, soft-spoken Professor Mortis...
(1942, co-director, with Noel M. SmithNoel M. SmithNoel Mason Smith was an American film director and writer. He directed 125 films between 1917 and 1952.He was born in California, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
)) - Don Winslow of the NavyDon Winslow of the NavyDon Winslow of the Navy is a Universal Pictures film serial based on the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy by Commander Frank V. Martinek.-Production:...
(1942) - Flying G-MenFlying G-MenFlying G-Men is a Columbia Film serial. It was the sixth of the fifty seven serials released by Columbia.-Plot:Three government aviators, the "Flying G-Men" of the title - one of whom is disguised as The Black Falcon, fight to protect America from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the...
(1939, co-director, with James W. HorneJames W. HorneJames Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....
) - The Spider's WebThe Spider's WebThe Spider's Web is a Columbia Pictures movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. The 15-chapter adventure was directed by serial and western specialist Ray Taylor and comedy and serial veteran James W. Horne...
(1938, co-director, with James W. HorneJames W. HorneJames Wesley Horne was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later....
) - Heroes of the West (1932)
- Battling with Buffalo BillBattling with Buffalo BillBattling with Buffalo Bill is a Universal Pictures movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, which had also been used as the inspiration for the studio's highly successful 1930 serial The Indians Are Coming.This was Universal's 78th serial, the 10th...
(19311931 in film-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
) - The Ace of Scotland YardThe Ace of Scotland YardThe Ace of Scotland Yard is a Universal movie serial. It was the first partial sound serial released by Universal Pictures ....
(19291929 in film-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
) - The Pirate of PanamaThe Pirate of PanamaThe Pirate of Panama is a 1929 action film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jay Wilsey - Kacl Sedgwocl* Natalie Kingston - Evelyn Wallace* Al Ferguson - Boris Bothwell* George Ovey* Mary Sutton - Aunt Berry...
(1929) - Tarzan the MightyTarzan the MightyTarzan the Mighty is a 1928 action film serial directed by Jack Nelson and Ray Taylor. It was nominally based on the collection Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Frank Merrill as Tarzan...
(19281928 in film-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
) - A Final ReckoningA Final ReckoningA Final Reckoning is a 1928 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost. It is based on a novel by G. A. Henty.-Cast:* Newton House as Ruben Whitney* Louise Lorraine as Miss Whitney, Ruben's Sister...
(1928) - The Vanishing RiderThe Vanishing RiderThe Vanishing Rider is a 1928 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider* Ethlyne Clair - Mary Allen...
(1928) - Whispering Smith RidesWhispering Smith RidesWhispering Smith Rides is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Wallace MacDonald - Whispering Smith* Rose Blossom* J. P. McGowan* Clark Comstock* Henry Hebert* Merrill McCormick Whispering Smith Rides is a 1927 Western film serial directed by...
(19271927 in film-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
) - Fighting with Buffalo BillFighting with Buffalo BillFighting With Buffalo Bill is a 1926 Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Wallace MacDonald - Ned Wheeler* Elsa Benham - Doris Carberry* Edmund Cobb - Buffalo Bill Cody* Robert Homans - Caleb Crosby...
(19261926 in film-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
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