Bernard Benny Ray (born Benjamin Shamrayevsky, November 18, 1895 - December 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American film producer and director.Pitts p.319 He is closely associated with the production of low-budget B films of Poverty Row, involved with companies such as Reliable Pictures during the 1930s.
In some film credits, like Rio Rattler (1935), he has used the pseudonym "Franklin Shamray".
Death On December 10, 1964, after what appears to have been a long illness, Ray died of undisclosed causes at the Motion Picture Country Home Hospital."Obituaries: Bernard B. Ray". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. December 14, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved October 26, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife Georgia Mae Tallant, to whom he was married between 1927 and 1958."California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NF-1J7 : 9 March 2021), Bernard Benny Ray and Georgia Mae Tallant, 29 Jan 1927; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,640.
Selected filmography
Bitter Sweets (1928) Women Men Marry (1931) At Twelve Midnight (1933) Rawhide Mail (1934) Mystery Ranch (1934) Ridin' Thru (1934) Fighting Hero (1934) Terror of the Plains (1934) Unconquered Bandit (1935) The Cactus Kid (1935) Tracy Rides (1935) The Fighting Pilot (1935) Silent Valley (1935) Now or Never (1935) Trigger Tom (1935) Texas Jack (1935) North of Arizona (1935) Wolf Riders (1935) Kentucky Blue Streak (1935) Midnight Phantom (1935) Never Too Late (1935) Skull and Crown (1935) Loser's End (1935) The Test (1935) Born to Battle (1935) Coyote Trails (1935) The Live Wire (1935) Rio Rattler (1935) Santa Fe Bound (1936) Fast Bullets (1936) Ambush Valley (1936) Step on It (1936) I'll Name the Murderer (1936) Roamin' Wild (1936) Ridin' On (1936) The Speed Reporter (1936) The Reckless Way (1936) Pinto Rustlers (1936) The Millionaire Kid (1936) Caryl of the Mountains (1936) Vengeance of Rannah (1936) The Silver Trail (1937) Santa Fe Rides (1937) It's All in Your Mind (1938) Smoky Trails (1939) Fangs of the Wild (1939) Port of Hate (1939) The Pal from Texas (1939) Broken Strings (1940) Dangerous Lady (1941) Law of the Timber (1941) Too Many Women (1942) House of Errors (1942) Buffalo Bill Rides Again (1947) Timber Fury (1950) Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952) Hollywood Thrill Makers (1954) Spring Affair (1960)
References
Further reading "Now or Never". Cumberland Evening Times. June 21, 1935. p. 12
Bibliography Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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