I don't know about Ray Shirley - but I do know that one of the funniest bits in the film for my friends and I is when Mrs. Johnson just suddenly zooms in and out of frame while she's presumably on a riding lawn mower during the "Top of the World" montage.
And just for you, Nicky:
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34 days 19 hours 12 minutes 50 seconds since the Depp/Burton Dark Shadows has been in release(ET)!!