Charles Ray Movies

A Nine O'Clock Town

David Clary runs a sleepy little dry-goods store in a sleepy little town. A vamp from the big city shows up, intent on taking Clary for everything he's worth by a combination of seduction ... See full summary »

Bright Lights

Tom loves Patsy, but she lives in the city while he is every bit the country bumpkin. When an invention of his sells...

Nineteen and Phyllis

Andrew Jackson Cavanaugh is a young man in the small town of Vixville. He is entranced with a young woman, but doesn't make enough money to make an impression on her. His rival, however, ... See full summary »

His Mother's Boy

Matthew Denton is a product of a New England village. His father was a prominent business man, who, during the latter part of his life, had encouraged a number of his fellow-townsmen to ... See full summary »

The Deserter

Parker, an Army lieutenant at a Western outpost, falls in love with Barbara Taylor, daughter of his commanding officer. But when Barbara rejects him, Parker fights with another soldier and ... See full summary »

Two Minutes to Go

The Weaker Sex

Jack Harding, a wealthy ne'er-do-well, becomes involved with a Broadway vamp. When she is murdered, Jack is falsely accused of the crime and must turn for help to his lawyer--his wife.

Greased Lightning

Andy Fletcher is a blacksmith in a country village, but he dreams of racing automobiles. He gets his chance to enter a big race, but winning is complicated by a band of bank robbers.

Nobody's Widow

Roxanna is married to British official John Clayton, but when she catches John in the apparent embrace of another woman, Roxanna leaves England and goes to visit her friend Betty in America... See full summary »

Back of the Man

Larry Thomas works as a minor employee in a large insurance company. He loves Ellen Horton, who has great faith in him. When Larry is falsely accused of murder, it is Ellen who saves the ... See full summary »

Gas, Oil and Water

George Watson may seem like a harmless gas-station attendant, but in reality he is a secret government agent, intent on ferreting out a gang of smugglers on the Mexican border.

Staking His Life

In this re-edited, re-titled version of 'Conversion of Frosty Blake, The (1915)', some character names are changed but the story, of a New England pastor who goes out west for his health ... See full summary »

45 Minutes from Broadway

Kid Burns vicariously enjoys life with his wealthy playboy pal. But complications ensue when Kid falls in love with a girl who just happens to be his friend's housemaid.

Alarm Clock Andy

Andy is a timid young man who lives his life completely in the power of his friends, his boss, and his family. But fortune suddenly smiles on him, and he becomes the forthright man he ... See full summary »

The Hired Man

Ezry is a hardworking hired man who saves his money carefully in the hopes one day of going to college. But when his girlfriend's brother gets in trouble for bank robbery, Ezry tries to ... See full summary »

Dynamite Smith

Gladstone Smith, a fearful young reporter, gets on the wrong side of a murderous criminal and flees to Alaska, along with the killer's wife, who is equally frightened of her husband. But ... See full summary »

The Joint Is Jumpin'

A Midnight Bell

Traveling salesman Martin Tripp gets fired from his job while in a small town. He decides to remain there and find work...

Bill Henry

Bill Henry Jenkins is a country boy on the lookout for a good career. He faces numerous obstacles, including...

The Painted Soul

Barnard, a painter, plans an important painting, to be entitled "The Fallen Woman." He searches seemingly without hope for the right model for his masterpiece. Finally he finds a beautiful ... See full summary »