William Ray Johnston  | |
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| Born | William Ray Johnston January 2, 1892  | 
| Died | October 14, 1966 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, United States  | 
| Occupation | Film producer | 
| Years active | 1924-1935 (film) | 
W. Ray Johnston (January 2, 1892 – October 14, 1966) was an American film producer.[1] He was associated with low-budget filmmaking, in particular with the larger Poverty Row studios Rayart Pictures and Monogram Pictures.[2] Before founding Rayart in 1924, he also acted in a handful of films.
Selected filmography
- Midnight Secrets (1924)
 - For Another Woman (1924)
 - Lightning Romance (1924)
 - Geared to Go (1924)
 - Trail Dust (1924)
 - Easy Money (1925)
 - The Knockout Kid (1925)
 - Youth's Gamble (1925)
 - Fighting Fate (1925)
 - The Pride of the Force (1925)
 - Winning a Woman (1925)
 - Racing Romance (1926)
 - The Wolf Hunters (1926)
 - The Last Alarm (1926)
 - The Dangerous Dude (1926)
 - The Self Starter (1926)
 - Stick to Your Story (1926)
 - Speed Crazed (1926)
 - Somebody's Mother (1926)
 - The Winner (1926)
 - Kentucky Handicap (1926)
 - The Gallant Fool (1926)
 - The Racing Fool (1927)
 - The Range Riders (1927)
 - The Show Girl (1927)
 - The Silent Hero (1927)
 - Modern Daughters (1927)
 - Heroes in Blue (1927)
 - Thunderbolt's Tracks (1927)
 - On the Stroke of Twelve (1927)
 - The Law and the Man (1928)
 - Sisters of Eve (1928)
 - The Phantom of the Turf (1928)
 - Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
 - Isle of Lost Men (1928)
 - The City of Purple Dreams (1928)
 - Shanghai Rose (1929)
 - Handcuffed (1929)
 - The Cowboy and the Outlaw (1929)
 - Overland Bound (1929)
 - All Faces West (1929)
 - Western Honor (1930)
 - Beyond the Law (1930)
 - The Phantom of the Desert (1930)
 - Westward Bound (1930)
 - Defenders of the Law (1931)
 - Rider of the Plains (1931)
 - A Son of the Plains (1931)
 - Hidden Valley (1932)
 - The Arm of the Law (1932)
 - Ghost City (1932)
 - Million Dollar Baby (1934)
 - Women Must Dress (1935)
 
References
- ↑ "JOHNSTON, William Ray". www.thanhouser.org. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
 - ↑ Pitts p.131
 
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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