James Hall (actor)

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James Hall , born in James E. Brown , (born October 22, 1900 in Dallas , Texas , USA ; † June 7, 1940 in Jersey City , New Jersey , USA ) was an American actor of the silent and early talkies era.

Life

James Hall, whose real name was James E. Brown, was considered a talented athlete in his school days and joined an acting group at the age of 14. After a deployment in the First World War , he continued his career and appeared mainly in musical roles. He signed a studio contract with Paramount producer Jesse L. Lasky in the mid-1920s , whereupon the "boyish, flattering" Hall was a leading actor in the following years. In 1928 he could be seen in Four Sons , directed by John Ford, as a German emigrant in the USA who is fighting against his homeland in the war. With the dawn of talkies at the end of the 1920s, his career was in descent, but in 1930 he was given what is probably his most famous role in Howard Hughes ' flying epic Hellflieger . But while in 1928 he had been collecting $ 10,000 a week at The Fifty-Fifty Girl , two years later at Hellflieger it was only $ 2500.

After a few less noteworthy strips, his film career ended in 1932. Hall tried to gain a foothold in the theater again, but only received engagements for smaller nightclubs and cabaret shows. He died due to prolonged excessive alcohol consumption , at a cirrhosis . Hall was married to Irene Gardner and the marriage ended in divorce. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington .

Filmography

  • 1923: Man Alone
  • 1926: The Campus Flirt
  • 1926: Stranded in Paris
  • 1927: Hotel Imperial (Hotel Stadt Lemberg)
  • 1927: Love's Greatest Mistake
  • 1927: Señorita
  • 1927: Rolled Stockings
  • 1927: Swim Girl, Swim
  • 1927: Silk Legs
  • 1928: Four Sons
  • 1928: The Fifty-Fifty Girl
  • 1928: Just Married
  • 1928: The girl from the dance bar ( The Fleet's In )
  • 1929: One Night in the Prater ( The Case of Lena Smith )
  • 1929: The Voice from Beyond ( The Canary Murder Case )
  • 1929: My kingdom of heaven ( This Is Heaven )
  • 1929: Smiling Irish Eyes
  • 1929: The Man with the Two Women ( The Saturday Night Kid )
  • 1930: Paramount Parade (Paramount on Parade)
  • 1930: Hell's Angels ( Hell's Angels )
  • 1930: Dangerous Nan McGrew
  • 1930: Let's Go Native
  • 1930: Maybe It's Love
  • 1930: The Third Alarm
  • 1930: Man to Man
  • 1930: Divorce Among Friends
  • 1931: Millie
  • 1931: Lightning Flyer
  • 1931: The She-Wolf
  • 1931: The Good Bad Girl
  • 1931: Sporting Chance
  • 1932: Manhattan Tower

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Hall | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ James Hall. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
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personal data
SURNAME Hall, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, James E. (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas , USA
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1940
Place of death Jersey City , New Jersey , USA