
1954
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
Biplane action scenes highlight this story of the lives and loves of two Hollywood stuntmen.
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Filmmaker
Born
1895-11-18 · 69 yrs
Died
1964-12-10
From
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Known for
Directing
Bernard B. Ray was born Benjamin Shamrayevsky on November 18, 1895 in Moscow, Russia. He and his family immigrated to the U. S. in the early 1900s, settled in New York City, and during this period, the family surname got shortened to "Shamroy". Despite his lack of formal education he found constant work in the movie business starting with Biograph and then D. W. Griffith and Mutual Film Corporation. He worked primarily as a camera operator, but also did film editing and lab work. Eventually he formed Reliable Pictures with Harry S. Webb in 1933. Known for it's cheap westerns starring cowboys such as Tom Tyler, Reliable lasted a until 1938 when Monogram Pictures absorbed it. It was at Reliable that B.B. Ray became a director and known for his western features.…