James Hall (actor)

James Hall
James Hall
	Hall in 1930
Born	James E. Brown; October 22, 1900
Died	June 7, 1940 (aged 39); Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1923–1932
Spouse	Irene Gardner

James Hall (born James E. Brown; October 22, 1900 – June 7, 1940) was an American film actor.

Career

Hall debuted as an actor at age 15 in the Ziegfeld Follies.^[1]

Hall began his film career during the silent film era. He made his sound film debut in the 1929 film The Canary Murder Case, opposite William Powell and Louise Brooks.

In 1930, he co-starred in Howard Hughes' epic film, Hell's Angels.^[2] His last film role was in the 1932 drama Manhattan Tower. In the following years, he headlined in vaudeville at the Loew's State Theatres in 1932 and 1933 and in such independent stage productions as Ches Davis's 1934 edition of the Chicago Follies and in another show, the Showboat Follies at the Deadwood Theatre in South Dakota (1934).

At the time of his death, he had fallen into obscurity and had been earning his livelihood by performing in small nightclubs and cabarets in New Jersey and New York.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Hall died of cirrhosis on June 7, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at age 39.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1923	Man Alone	Caspar Dent
1926	The Campus Flirt	Denis Adams	Alternative title: The College Flirt Lost film
1926	Stranded in Paris	Robert Van Wye	Lost film
1927	Hotel Imperial	Lt. Paul Almasy
	Love's Greatest Mistake	Harvey Gibbs	Lost film
	Señorita	Roger Oliveros
	Ritzy	Harrington Smith, Duke of Westborough	Lost film
	Rolled Stockings	Jim Treadway	Lost film
	Swim Girl, Swim	Jerry Marvin	Lost film
	Silk Legs	Phil Barker	Lost film
1928	Four Sons	Joseph "Dutch" Bernle
	The Fifty-Fifty Girl	Jim Donahue	Lost film
	Just Married	Bob Adams	Lost film
	The Fleet's In	Eddie Briggs	Lost film
1929	The Case of Lena Smith	Franz Hofrat	Lost film A four minute fragment is preserved
	The Canary Murder Case	Jimmy Spotswoode
	This Is Heaven	James Stackpoole
	Smiling Irish Eyes	Rory O'More	Lost film Vitaphone soundtrack exists
	The Saturday Night Kid	William Taylor	Alternative title: Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
1930	Paramount on Parade	Hunter	("Dream Girl" sequence)
	Hell's Angels	Roy Rutledge
	Dangerous Nan McGrew	Bob Dawes
	Let's Go Native	Wally Wendell
	Galas de la Paramount		Episode 'Dream Girl'
	Maybe It's Love	Tommy Nelson	Alternative title: Eleven Men and a Girl
	The Third Alarm	Dan
	Man to Man		Uncredited Alternative title: Barber John's Boy
	Divorce Among Friends	George Morris
1931	Millie	John "Jack" Maitland
	The Lightning Flyer	Jimmie Nelson
	The She-Wolf	David Talbot	Alternative titles: Mother's Millions The She-Wolf of Wall Street
	The Good Bad Girl	Bob Henderson
	Sporting Chance	Phillip Lawrence	Alternative title: Aventura Hipica
1932	Manhattan Tower	Jimmy Duncan	(final film role)

References

^ ^a ^b "James Hall, Film Idol, Cast in 'Hell's Angels'". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. Associated Press. June 8, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Former Star Dies". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. Associated Press. June 8, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.