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Ray Cooke

Date of birth: 1905-04-05

Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Victor Ray Cooke

Ray Cooke

Biography

Movie Credits

The Cameraman
3.9

The Cameraman

1928-09-10

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

Lady Killer
3.5

Lady Killer

1933-12-09

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Ho

Taxi!
3.3

Taxi!

1932-01-23

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a

Now I'll Tell
2.2

Now I'll Tell

1934-06-07

A two-bit gambler somehow claws his way to the top. His love for riches is only matched by his love

Love on a Bet
3.5

Love on a Bet

1936-03-06

An aspiring theater producer convinces his wealthy uncle to finance a play on the condition that he

The Loud Mouth
3

The Loud Mouth

1932-06-16

Del Lord, famous director of the Three Stooges shorts, directed this story of one man in various com

Cat, Dog & Co.
3

Cat, Dog & Co.

1929-09-14

Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head o

Jimmy's New Yacht
0.5

Jimmy's New Yacht

1932-06-03

A young lady is wooed by two men

Torchy
0

Torchy

1931-10-04

Fired from his job as office boy, Torchy gets involved with a phony gold mine promoter.

Torchy Raises the Auntie
0

Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932-05-01

Ray Cooke's employer needs to raise $100,000 to retain control of his company. He hopes to get them

Torchy Passes the Buck
0

Torchy Passes the Buck

1931-12-06

Torchy (Ray Cooke) is an office boy....sort of like a secretary that does a variety of tasks for the

Torchy's Two Toots
0

Torchy's Two Toots

1932-06-06

When his boss goes out of town on a big deal and leaves important securities behind, it's up to offi

Torchy Turns the Trick
0

Torchy Turns the Trick

1932-02-07

When he bother can't take Dorothy Dix to a fancy dinner, office boy Ray Cooke escorts her. He also h

Torchy's Night Cap
0

Torchy's Night Cap

1932-04-03

Ray Cooke is Torchy the Office boy, told to deliver a letter; through a series of accidents, he wind

Torchy's Kitty Coup
0

Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933-01-22

Dot Farley is throwing a benefit for cats but hasn't any. This means she calls up her husband, Edmun

Torchy's Busy Day
0

Torchy's Busy Day

1932-10-02

Edmund Breese, Ray Cooke's boss, is trying to buy a sausage factory. However, the cash hasn't come t

Torchy Rolls His Own
0

Torchy Rolls His Own

1932-10-20

In the eighth of the series of short sound comedies, Ray Cooke as the office boy 'Torchy' is thought

Trying Out Torchy
0

Trying Out Torchy

1933-08-25

The final entry in the Torchy short series starring Ray Cooke as things go wrong at a gathering.

Torchy's Loud Spooker
0

Torchy's Loud Spooker

1933-06-25

When the story begins, you learn that Torchy's boss has a problem with his blood pressure and the do

Torchy Turns Turtle
0

Torchy Turns Turtle

1933-04-23

One of those gangs of Arab spies who use to infest Wall Street in their colorful native costumes ste

Goodbye Again
2.3

Goodbye Again

1933-09-09

Flirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her suspicious h

King of the Newsboys
2

King of the Newsboys

1938-03-18

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and t

The Freshman's Goat
0

The Freshman's Goat

1930-09-07

The freshman and sophomore classes of Barton College get into a brawl over possession of a goat, the

Sweethearts on Parade
0.5

Sweethearts on Parade

1930-09-12

Helen and Nita work in a department store to make ends meet while they search for millionaire husban

Alias French Gertie
2.5

Alias French Gertie

1930-04-20

A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a noc

Sailor's Holiday
2.6

Sailor's Holiday

1929-09-14

Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling

The Sophomore
2.3

The Sophomore

1929-08-24

Joe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is ent

Spite Marriage
3.4

Spite Marriage

1929-03-24

An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he

An All American Toothache
0

An All American Toothache

1936-01-25

Thelma volunteers Patsy as a subject for her friend who is in dental school and needs somebody to pr

Jazz Heaven
2.5

Jazz Heaven

1929-11-03

A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.

Hollywood Cavalcade
2.6

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939-10-13

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marr

By Your Leave
1.2

By Your Leave

1934-11-09

A bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.

True to the Navy
3.5

True to the Navy

1930-05-25

Ruby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors stop

Maybe It's Love
3

Maybe It's Love

1935-01-12

Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in l

Caravan
2.5

Caravan

1934-12-30

A countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, H

Daughters Courageous
3.1

Daughters Courageous

1939-06-23

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane,

Second Fiddle
2.5

Second Fiddle

1939-06-30

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Mi

The Roaring Twenties
3.8

The Roaring Twenties

1939-10-28

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally

It Happened One Night
3.9

It Happened One Night

1934-02-22

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up s

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
2

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940-09-05

Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival own

Submarine Patrol
3.3

Submarine Patrol

1938-11-25

A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a m

The Daring Young Man
0

The Daring Young Man

1935-07-17

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a

The Saint Takes Over
3.2

The Saint Takes Over

1940-06-07

The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the a

Sergeant York
3.6

Sergeant York

1941-09-27

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is the

Dance, Girl, Dance
3.2

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940-08-30

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash man

Third Finger, Left Hand
3.4

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940-10-11

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleague

Stranger on the Third Floor
3.2

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940-08-16

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has s

Primrose Path
3.3

Primrose Path

1940-03-22

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, he

Wolf of New York
3.5

Wolf of New York

1940-01-23

A New York attorney defends a young man with a criminal past who has been accused of murdering a pol

Captain Swagger
0

Captain Swagger

1928-10-13

Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills.

Doubting Thomas
3.5

Doubting Thomas

1935-07-10

A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local produc

Walking Back
3.9

Walking Back

1928-05-21

Jazz age youngster Smoke Thatcher "borrows" a neighbor's car to take Patsy, his sweetheart, to a dan

The Unholy Three
2.8

The Unholy Three

1930-07-12

A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.

Flying Down to Rio
3.1

Flying Down to Rio

1933-12-22

An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends

The Man with Two Faces
3.3

The Man with Two Faces

1934-08-04

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Va

Show People
3.5

Show People

1928-11-20

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic s

Blonde Crazy
3.5

Blonde Crazy

1931-09-16

The adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

I'm No Angel
3.2

I'm No Angel

1933-10-06

The bold Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent need of money, she

The Broadway Melody
2.6

The Broadway Melody

1929-02-08

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns

Men in White
3

Men in White

1934-04-06

A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his soc

High School
2.8

High School

1940-01-26

A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled on her father's Texan ranch must adjust to her new su

West Point Widow
3

West Point Widow

1941-06-20

In this romance, a hospital nurse marries a West Point football hero. She soon gets pregnant, but th

Jealousy
2.4

Jealousy

1934-11-23

Larry O'Roark is a boxer who's insanely posssesive and jealous of his fiancee, Jo. the sight of her

Invisible Stripes
3

Invisible Stripes

1939-12-30

A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

The Midnight Patrol
0

The Midnight Patrol

1932-04-10

A cub reporter rashly makes a promise to solve a murder mystery within 24 hours, then must make good

Too Hot to Handle
2.9

Too Hot to Handle

1938-09-16

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pi

Her Father Said No
0

Her Father Said No

1927-01-02

While taking a morning workout, young prizefighter Danny Martin encounters Charlotte Hamilton in dis