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Ray Noble is a Actor and Music Arranger British born on 17 december 1903 at Brighton (United-kingdom)

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Birth name Raymond Stanley Noble
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 december 1903 at Brighton (United-kingdom)
Death 3 april 1978 (at 74 years)

Raymond Stanley "Ray" Noble (17 December 1903 – 3 April 1978) was an English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor. Noble wrote both lyrics and music for many popular songs during the British dance band era known as the "Golden Age of British music", notably for his longtime friend and associate Al Bowlly, including "Love Is The Sweetest Thing", "Cherokee", "The Touch of Your Lips", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", "Isle of Capri", and his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You". Noble also played a radio comedian opposite American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's stage act of Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, and American comedy duo Burns and Allen, later transferring these roles from radio to TV and popular films.

Usually with

Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
(2 films)
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
(2 films)
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
(2 films)
George Burns
George Burns
(2 films)
Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera
(2 films)
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Filmography of Ray Noble (7 films)

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Actor

Out of This World
Out of This World (1945)
, 1h36
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Diana Lynn, Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Cass Daley, Donald MacBride, Florence Bates
Roles Ray Noble
Rating63% 3.1899853.1899853.1899853.1899853.189985
Betty Miller and her all-women orchestra are struggling until singer Herbie Fenton joins the band. Problems develop when Betty sells 125% of Herbie to investors.
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
, 2h8
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen, Ludwig Stössel
Roles Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.797923.797923.797923.797923.79792
Lou Gehrig (Cooper) is a young Columbia University student whose old-fashioned mother (Elsa Janssen) wants him to study hard and become an engineer. But the young man has a gift for baseball. A sportswriter (Brennan) befriends Gehrig and persuades a scout to come see him play. Before long Gehrig signs with the team he has always revered, the New York Yankees. With the help of his father (Ludwig Stössel), he endeavors to keep his career change a secret from his mother.
Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (1942)
, 1h17
Directed by Allan Dwan, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Edgar Bergen, Marian Driscoll Jordan, Harold Peary, Sterling Holloway, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon
Roles Himself
Rating58% 2.9042252.9042252.9042252.9042252.904225
As Fibber McGee and Molly celebrate their 20th anniversary, they throw a large shindig, but everyone declines their invitation to the Silver Tip Lodge at Lake Arcadia. Discouraged, the McGees decide to have their own celebration—to relive their first honeymoon night at the Ramble Inn. Fibber and Molly are again discouraged upon finding that the inn has gone to ruin. Still, they decide to stay the night. The next morning, the McGees leave Ramble Inn and Fibber insists, despite their finances, that they head to Lake Arcadia and spend at least one night at the Silver Tip Lodge.
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
, 1h38
Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Constance Collier
Roles Reggie
Rating67% 3.3953453.3953453.3953453.3953453.395345
Everyone on staff at Tottney Castle knows that the lovely Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, so a wager is proposed as to the identity of the lucky man. With all the likely candidates already claimed, young footman Albert places a bet on a "Mr. X," someone totally out of the blue.
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
, 1h37
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Lyda Roberti
Roles Band Leader
Rating57% 2.856162.856162.856162.856162.85616
Radio station W.H.Y. owner Spud Miller (Jack Oakie), also functions as the station's only announcer while his comic partner Smiley Goodwin (Henry Wadsworth) serves as the house singer, Lochinvar, The Great Lover, "the idol of millions of women." Both Spud and Smiley play the role of Lochinvar. Facing the prospect of bankruptcy, Spud welcomes the suggestions of George Burns and Gracie Allen, who attempt to sell an invention, The Radio Eye, invented by Gracie Allen's uncle, a television device which can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere. Burns and Allen ask Miller for an advance of $5,000 for the invention. Spud decides to enter an international broadcast competition with a prize of $250,000.
His Lordship
His Lordship (1932)
, 1h19
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jerry Verno, Ben Welden, Peter Gawthorne, Muriel George, Michael Hogan, Michael Hogan
Roles Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Rating56% 2.83292.83292.83292.83292.8329
Cheerful Cockney Bert Gibbs inherits a title from his father and becomes Lord Thornton Heath. But then he meets up with movie star Ilya Myona and when his mother asks about her, Bert implies they are engaged. After some adventures with some dubious Russian types Bert's girl Lenina eventually wins him back.

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A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
, 1h38
Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Constance Collier
Roles Music Arranger
Rating67% 3.3953453.3953453.3953453.3953453.395345
Everyone on staff at Tottney Castle knows that the lovely Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, so a wager is proposed as to the identity of the lucky man. With all the likely candidates already claimed, young footman Albert places a bet on a "Mr. X," someone totally out of the blue.