Albert Ernest Colbey, was a director of around 250 films made by Cricks & Martin, of Ravensbury Lodge. Mr Colby lived at no. 33 Whitford Gardens
Note that some spellings of his surname appear as Colby in the street directory and newspaper article.

In 1910, he was taken to court on the charge of obstructing traffic on London Road while shooting one of his films, as shown in the Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser – Saturday 12 March 1910 via the British Newspaper Archive.

A Mitcham Scene.
BEHIND THE SCENES IN MAKING CINEMATOGRAPH PICTURES.

London-road, Mitcham, was the centre of attraction one day last week. The road was crowded with people, who were watching the struggles of two men, who were almost buried in two heaps of gravel, which were dumped in the centre of the road. On Saturday Albert Colby, Whitford Gardens, Mitcham, appealed before the Croydon County Bench to answer a summons for obstructing the roadway. The police stated that the defendant had emptied two cartloads of gravel in the centre of the road, and completely blocked the traffic. When spoken to by the police the defendant said he would not leave until he had finished the picture. Defendant informed the Bench that he was taking a cinematograph picture. “We never interfere with the people passing along the road,” said the defendant, “but the people stop to see the fun.”

Chief Inspector McKay was present. The defendant had tipped two loads of gravel in the centre of the road. Two men got into the gravel and covered themselves up with it while photographs were being taken of them. It was a most ridiculous performance. A crowd of people had gathered, and the traffic was stopped.

The Chairman : Would a vehicle have room to pass ?
Inspector McKay: No ; I had some difficulty in getting past myself. (Laughter.)

The Chairman: We will fine you 10s. and 3s. 6d. costs for your fun, and don’t do it again.

In the 1911 census, he was listed as aged 34, living with his wife Alice Kate Coleby, aged 37; their daughter Alice Mary, aged 5; son Charles Raymond Coleby, aged 2.

The films he directed included Boxing Fever which is on YouTube, which I reviewed in this video to explain where in Mitcham the scenes were shot:

The BFI entry for Boxing Fever says that he appeared in the film, but was he the boxer?