Ray Enright
American film director, screenwriter and film editor
About Ray Enright
Lived 1896 – 1965 (aged 69). Ray Enright was an American film director, screenwriter, film editor, film screenwriter, editor and director.
Ray Enright (March 25, 1896 – April 3, 1965) was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 73 films between 1927 and 1953, many of them for Warner Bros. He directed comedy films such as Joe E. Brown vehicles, five of the six informal pairings of Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell and numerous Westerns, many featuring Randolph Scott.
Enright was born in Anderson, Indiana, and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during the World War I. Enright died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack on April 3, 1965.
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 (1940) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940 short) An Angel from Texas (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 (1946) Trail Street (1947) Albuquerque (1948) Coroner Creek (1948) Return of the Bad Men (1948) South of St. Louis (1949) Montana (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)
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Ray Enright's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Ray Enright's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Ray Enright?
American film director, screenwriter and film editor (1896–1965)
When was Ray Enright born?
Ray Enright was born on 25 March 1896 in Anderson.
When did Ray Enright die?
Ray Enright died on 3 April 1965 in Hollywood.
What was Ray Enright's occupation?
Ray Enright was a film director, screenwriter, film editor, film screenwriter, editor and director.
What nationality was Ray Enright?
Ray Enright was American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ray Enright. https://biography.guide/ray-enright/
MLA: "Ray Enright." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ray-enright/.
Chicago: "Ray Enright." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ray-enright/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:03 UTC