W. Ray Johnston

Production

Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles

#1Our Mutual Girl

Movie - 1914, 2h 15m as Jack Stuyvesant

8.0 / 10
Drama

Our Mutual Girl was unique. Not quite a serial, not quite a newsreel and not strictly an advertisement, it combined elements of all three. In 52 weekly one-reel episodes, running from January 19, 1914 to January 11, 1915, the Mutual Girl outwitted villains, saw the sights of New York, met with theatrical and political celebrities (who frequently helped her out of trouble) and tried on fashionable outfits in chic stores. The fashions were an early example of product placement, although apparently not paid placement.

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#2The Picture of Dorian Gray

Movie - 1915, 2h 15m as Lord Henry Wotton

8.8 / 10
Drama

The Thanhouser Company's two-reel adaptation of Oscar Wilde's eponymous novel. “The plot is unusual, and even though none of the familiar epigrams of the author find their way into the subtitles there is an artistic flavor to the production. Dorian's picture shows evidence in the passing years of his selfish, dissipated life, though his own countenance remains unchanged. Harris Gordon handles the leading role effectively, and Helen Fulton was pleasing as the ill-fated young actress who won Dorian's heart." - The Moving Picture World, July 31, 1915.

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#3The Flying Twins

Movie - 1915, 2h 15m as The Ringmaster

8.8 / 10
Drama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#4Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

Movie - 1915, 2h 15m as A clerk

7.0 / 10
Comedy

A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry Benham and Mignon Anderson were versatile and popular Thanhouser stars, here showing considerable skill in light comedy, a genre that invites plenty of satirical social observation such as the burgeoning beauty-salon industry here. Cinema technique shows much more intricate editing and freer use of closeups than just a year or two earlier.

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#5The Oval Diamond

Movie - 1916, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10
Drama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#6The Snob Buster

Movie - 1925, 2h 15m as Kid Lowry

9.0 / 10
Drama

When he goes to war, Theodore Pendergast is a snob. When he returns from the trenches of France, he is a democrat whose best friend is Butch McGuire, an ex-prizefighter and regular guy. Ted (as he is now called) takes Butch home with him to meet his father, and the old gentleman immediately has Ted committed to a sanitarium.

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