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Ray Enright (1896-1965) was an American film director. Enright spent most of his career directing for Warner Brothers. His IMDb page shows over 77 directing credits from 1921 to 1956. This page will rank Ray Enright movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. FYI – We found box office numbers on 60 of his 72 feature films….hopefully one day we will unlock the grosses on the remaining 12 movies.
Ray Enright Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) |  |
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| 1942 | The Spoilers (1942) | |
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| 1943 | 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) | |
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| 1934 | Dames (1934) | |
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| 1937 | The Singing Marine (1937) |  |
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| 1948 | Coroner Creek (1948) | |
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| 1943 | Destroyer (1943) Uncredited |
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| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | |
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| 1943 | The Iron Major (1943) | |
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| 1945 | China Sky (1945) | |
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| 1950 | Montana (1950) | |
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| 1948 | Albuquerque (1948) | |
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| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men (1948) |  |
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| 1942 | Sin Town (1942) | |
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| 1947 | Trail Street (1947) | |
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| 1938 | Hard to Get (1938) | |
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| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors (1936) | |
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| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) | |
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| 1936 | China Clipper (1936) | |
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| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) | |
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| 1937 | Slim (1937) | |
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| 1949 | South of St. Louis (1949) | |
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| 1930 | Scarlet Pages (1930) | |
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| 1950 | Kansas Raiders (1950) | |
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| 1939 | Naughty But Nice (1939) | |
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| 1938 | Going Places (1938) |  |
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| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able (1937) | |
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| 1937 | Back in Circulation (1937) | |
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| 1952 | Flaming Feather (1952) | |
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| 1934 | The Circus Clown (1934) | |
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| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri (1941) | |
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| 1942 | Men Of Texas (1942) | |
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| 1932 | Play Girl (1932) | |
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| 1935 | Alibi Ike (1935) | |
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| 1932 | The Tenderfoot (1932) | |
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| 1930 | Outward Bound (1930) Uncredited |
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| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) | |
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| 1938 | Swing Your Lady (1938) | |
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| 1934 | I've Got Your Number (1934) | |
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| 1940 | River's End (1940) | |
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| 1933 | Blondie Johnson (1933) | |
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| 1945 | Man Alive (1945) |  |
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| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out (1941) | |
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| 1946 | One Way To Love (1946) | |
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| 1941 | Law of the Tropics (1941) | |
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| 1927 | The Girl From Chicago (1927) | |
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| 1936 | Sing Me A Love Song (1936) | |
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| 1935 | Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) | |
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| 1940 | An Angel from Texas (1940) | |
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| 1927 | Jaws Of Steel (1927) |  |
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| 1935 | While The Patient Slept (1935) | |
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| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady (1935) | |
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| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) | |
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| 1929 | Stolen Kisses (1929) | |
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| 1933 | Havana Widows (1933) | |
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| 1930 | Song of the West (1930) | |
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| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) |  |
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| 1930 | Dancing Sweeties (1930) | |
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| 1943 | Good Luck Mr. Yates (1943) | |
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| 1953 | The Man from Cairo (1953) Limited Release |
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Ray Enright Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Ray Enright movies by co-stars of his movies.
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- Sort Ray Enright movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Ray Enright movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ray Enright movie won.
- Sort Ray Enright movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The St. Louis Kid (1934) | James Cagney | 2.30 | 127.0 | 127.00 | 43 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 2 | The Spoilers (1942) | John Wayne & Marlene Dietrich |
5.00 | 215.5 | 215.50 | 44 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 5 | 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) | Robert Mitchum & Randolph Scott |
4.80 | 199.4 | 286.30 | 64 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 3 | Dames (1934) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
3.00 | 164.1 | 234.90 | 20 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 4 | The Singing Marine (1937) | Dick Powell | 4.50 | 217.3 | 269.20 | 26 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 6 | Coroner Creek (1948) | Randolph Scott | 4.90 | 151.7 | 151.70 | 74 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 7 | Destroyer (1943) Uncredited |
Edward G. Robinson & Glenn Ford |
3.70 | 154.8 | 154.80 | 84 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 8 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
2.30 | 127.5 | 188.40 | 42 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 10 | The Iron Major (1943) | Robert Ryan | 3.60 | 151.2 | 151.20 | 85 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 9 | China Sky (1945) | Anthony Quinn & Randolph Scott |
3.60 | 132.3 | 164.40 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 11 | Montana (1950) | Errol Flynn & Alexis Smith |
6.30 | 163.9 | 271.40 | 33 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 13 | Albuquerque (1948) | Randolph Scott & Lon Chaney Jr. |
4.60 | 144.7 | 144.70 | 76 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 14 | Return of the Bad Men (1948) | Randolph Scott & Robert Ryan |
4.50 | 139.8 | 139.80 | 80 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 12 | Sin Town (1942) | Broderick Crawford | 2.40 | 104.1 | 104.10 | 108 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 15 | Trail Street (1947) | Randolph Scott & Robert Ryan |
3.70 | 126.5 | 172.10 | 94 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 16 | Hard to Get (1938) | Olivia de Havilland & Dick Powell |
1.80 | 82.8 | 116.10 | 128 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 17 | Earthworm Tractors (1936) | Joe E. Brown | 1.70 | 83.8 | 130.20 | 110 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 18 | Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) | Ronald Reagan & Ann Sheridan |
1.90 | 86.7 | 86.70 | 120 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 20 | China Clipper (1936) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.80 | 88.2 | 88.20 | 108 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 19 | The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) | Humphrey Bogart & Sylvia Sidney |
1.80 | 81.4 | 131.90 | 127 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 23 | Slim (1937) | Jane Wyman & Henry Fonda |
1.90 | 93.7 | 126.00 | 122 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 22 | South of St. Louis (1949) | Joel McCrea & Alexis Smith |
2.90 | 84.8 | 84.80 | 116 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 21 | Scarlet Pages (1930) | Elsie Ferguson | 1.20 | 74.6 | 88.50 | 102 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 25 | Kansas Raiders (1950) | Audie Murphy & Tony Curtis |
3.40 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 96 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 24 | Naughty But Nice (1939) | Ronald Reagan & Ann Sheridan |
1.80 | 79.5 | 106.60 | 127 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 27 | Going Places (1938) | Ronald Reagan & Dick Powell |
1.90 | 87.0 | 123.90 | 123 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 26 | Ready, Willing and Able (1937) | Jane Wyman | 1.60 | 77.4 | 77.40 | 139 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 28 | Back in Circulation (1937) | Joan Blondell | 1.70 | 82.3 | 116.50 | 129 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 30 | Flaming Feather (1952) | Sterling Hayden | 3.50 | 78.9 | 78.90 | 103 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 29 | The Circus Clown (1934) | Joe E. Brown | 1.20 | 65.4 | 100.90 | 98 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 33 | Bad Men of Missouri (1941) | Jane Wyman & Dennis Morgan |
1.30 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 158 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 31 | Men Of Texas (1942) | Ralph Bellamy & Robert Stack |
1.10 | 49.1 | 49.10 | 171 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 32 | Play Girl (1932) | Loretta Young | 0.90 | 48.9 | 56.80 | 127 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 35 | Alibi Ike (1935) | Olivia de Havilland & Joe E. Brown |
1.30 | 65.3 | 89.00 | 107 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 36 | The Tenderfoot (1932) | Joe E. Brown & Ginger Rogers |
1.30 | 73.7 | 91.90 | 87 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 34 | Outward Bound (1930) Uncredited |
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 0.60 | 38.8 | 45.80 | 154 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 38 | Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) | Priscilla Lane & Wayne Morris |
1.90 | 85.8 | 85.80 | 104 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 38 | Swing Your Lady (1938) | Humphrey Bogart | 1.60 | 75.9 | 96.70 | 143 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 37 | I've Got Your Number (1934) | Joan Blondell & Pat O'Brien |
0.90 | 46.4 | 72.40 | 125 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 41 | River's End (1940) | Dennis Morgan | 0.90 | 41.6 | 58.80 | 171 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 39 | Blondie Johnson (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.70 | 38.2 | 51.90 | 146 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 45 | Man Alive (1945) | Adolphe Menjou | 1.50 | 54.5 | 65.90 | 128 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 43 | Thieves Fall Out (1941) | Eddie Albert & Anthony Quinn |
0.90 | 38.2 | 38.20 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 47.8 | |
| 42 | One Way To Love (1946) | Marguerite Chapman | 0.40 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 162 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 46 | Law of the Tropics (1941) | Constance Bennett | 1.20 | 49.8 | 75.10 | 163 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 44 | The Girl From Chicago (1927) | Myrna Loy | 0.60 | 23.9 | 23.90 | 83 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 47 | Sing Me A Love Song (1936) | James Meltoin | 0.80 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 167 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 48 | Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) | Joan Blondell | 1.00 | 50.0 | 72.30 | 134 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 49 | An Angel from Texas (1940) | Eddie Albert & Rosemary Lane |
0.80 | 37.6 | 47.20 | 180 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 51 | Jaws Of Steel (1927) | Rin Tin Tin & Jason Robards, Sr. |
0.70 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 80 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 50 | While The Patient Slept (1935) | Lyle Talbot | 0.40 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 197 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 56 | Traveling Saleslady (1935) | Joan Blondell | 1.00 | 53.1 | 78.10 | 127 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 34.1 | |
| 52 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) | Constance Bennett & Ward Bond |
0.40 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 215 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 55 | Stolen Kisses (1929) | May McAvoy | 0.80 | 27.5 | 30.80 | 131 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 53 | Havana Widows (1933) | Joan Blondell | 0.30 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 178 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 54 | Song of the West (1930) | Joe E. Brown | 0.40 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 175 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 57 | Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) | Rudy Vallee | 0.40 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 194 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 58 | Dancing Sweeties (1930) | Grant Withers | 0.30 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 180 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 24.4 | |
| 59 | Good Luck Mr. Yates (1943) | Claire Trevor | 0.40 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 169 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 60 | The Man from Cairo (1953) Limited Release |
George Raft | 0.20 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 243 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 |
Ray Enright Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) | Robert Mitchum & Randolph Scott |
286.30 | |
| Montana (1950) | Errol Flynn & Alexis Smith |
271.40 | |
| The Singing Marine (1937) | Dick Powell | 269.20 | |
| Dames (1934) | Dick Powell & Joan Blondell |
234.90 | |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Ginger Rogers & Dick Powell |
188.40 | |
| Trail Street (1947) | Randolph Scott & Robert Ryan |
172.10 | |
| China Sky (1945) | Anthony Quinn & Randolph Scott |
164.40 | |
| The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) | Humphrey Bogart & Sylvia Sidney |
131.90 | |
| Earthworm Tractors (1936) | Joe E. Brown | 130.20 | |
| Slim (1937) | Jane Wyman & Henry Fonda |
126.00 | |
| Going Places (1938) | Ronald Reagan & Dick Powell |
123.90 | |
| Back in Circulation (1937) | Joan Blondell | 116.50 | |
| Hard to Get (1938) | Olivia de Havilland & Dick Powell |
116.10 | |
| Naughty But Nice (1939) | Ronald Reagan & Ann Sheridan |
106.60 | |
| The Circus Clown (1934) | Joe E. Brown | 100.90 | |
| Swing Your Lady (1938) | Humphrey Bogart | 96.70 | |
| The Tenderfoot (1932) | Joe E. Brown & Ginger Rogers |
91.90 | |
| Alibi Ike (1935) | Olivia de Havilland & Joe E. Brown |
89.00 | |
| Scarlet Pages (1930) | Elsie Ferguson | 88.50 | |
| Traveling Saleslady (1935) | Joan Blondell | 78.10 | |
| Law of the Tropics (1941) | Constance Bennett | 75.10 | |
| I've Got Your Number (1934) | Joan Blondell & Pat O'Brien |
72.40 | |
| Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) | Joan Blondell | 72.30 | |
| Man Alive (1945) | Adolphe Menjou | 65.90 | |
| River's End (1940) | Dennis Morgan | 58.80 | |
| Play Girl (1932) | Loretta Young | 56.80 | |
| Blondie Johnson (1933) | Joan Blondell | 51.90 | |
| An Angel from Texas (1940) | Eddie Albert & Rosemary Lane |
47.20 | |
| Outward Bound (1930) Uncredited |
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 45.80 | |
| Stolen Kisses (1929) | May McAvoy | 30.80 |
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I have seen 53 of Ray’s films listed; the highest ranked I haven’t seen is Scarlet Pages.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Here are some B.O. data that might help for your Director.
Tracked by the Police 1927 $50,278.00 Virginia Brown Faire Jason Robards, Sr.
Domestic Troubles 1928 $750.00 Louise Fazenda Clyde Cook
Land of the Silver Fox 1928 $29,300.00 Leila Hyams John Miljan
Kid Gloves 1929 $115,900.00 Lois Wilson Conrad Nagel
Skin Deep 1929 $141,500.00 Betty Compson Monte Blue
Golden Dawn 1930 $140,950.00 Vivienne Segal Walter Woolf King
Dancing Sweeties 1930 $151,200.00 Sue Carol Grant Withers
The Silk Express 1933 $52,983.00 Sheila Terry Neil Hamilton
Tomorrow at Seven 1933 $80,075.00 Vivienne Osborne Chester Morris
Thx
This new page is “Voted Up” because of the nostalgic trip down Memory Lane it gives me. Surprisingly as his career ended just as I was old enough to go to the movies I have seen 7 of Ray’s movies all but one of which are westerns and they are the kind of movies that young Bob gave top priority to in the early 1950s – “A Streetcar Named What? Sounds like dry goods so I’ll give it a miss!” Anyway my 7 “have seens”.
1/The Wagons Roll at Night: 1941 was Bogie’s sudden and swift breakthrough year and this was his 2nd major film as the lead star -the first being High Sierra that year in which he was nonetheless still 2nd billed to Ida Lupino. However one film historian observed about The Wagons Roll at Night: “Starting with this movie Bogart received top billing in all his films.” It was actually a reworking of 1937’s Kid Galahad substituting the boxing ring in Kid Galahad with the circus as the venue for the 1941 plot. Bogie had a supporting role in Kid Galahad with Eddie Robinson in the lead.
2/Sin Town. One of the few movies in which Brodie Crawford was the hero. He was though 2nd billed to his leading lady Constance Bennett who took over the heroine role from Dietrich. It is actually one of the very first movies that I can recall seeing.
3/Trail Street. One of my fave Randy Scott movies with Randy as Bat Masterson and George Gabby Hayes as his sily sidekick. The Work Horse doesn’t think much of it in his ratings column. Sorry – wrong again Big Boy!!
4/Randy again. This time with Robert Ryan as a villainous Sundance Kid and George Gabby Hayes once more as Randy slapstick foil. Great one-liner as Billy the Kid rides away and Sundance goes to shoot him in the back. “I wouldn’t if I were you. He’s got eyes in the back of his head,” Anne Jeffreys as gun-tootin’ tomboy Cheyenne cautions Sundance who wisely takes her advice. Robert Ryan and Anne were also with Randy I Trail Street mentioned above. Eat your heart out today Dan!
5/Coroner Creek-Randy YET again!
6/Kansas Raiders – Bernie Swartz just before he gained stardom
7/South of St Louis – I always loved that title.
I have seen 23 Ray Enright movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Dames.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The St. Louis Kid.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Gold Diggers in Paris.
Favourite Ray Enright Movies:
Dames
The Singing Marine
Montana
Return of the Bad Men
Trail Street
The Wagons Roll at Night
Naughty But Nice
Outward Bound (uncredited)
Alibi Ike
Blondie Johnson
While the Patient Slept
Other Ray Enright Movies I Have Seen;
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Hard to Get
Angels Wash Their Faces
Going Places
The Circus Clown
I’ve Got Your Number
River’s End
The Tenderfoot
Brother Rat and a Baby
Miss Pacific Fleet
Havana Widows
Gold Diggers in Paris
I confess…I am not even sure I had heard the name Ray Enright before doing this page on him. His movies crossed over $3 billion in adjusted domestic box office. He worked with legends: John Wayne, Alan Ladd, Humphrey Bogart, Olivia de Havilland, James Cagney, Randolph Scott, Robert Mitchum, Edward G. Robinson, Henry Fonda and Robert Mitchum, to name a few. I had even seen 5 of his movies…but if you asked me yesterday…Who is Ray Enright? I would have probably guessed an NFL offensive lineman before guessing a film director.