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.
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. 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.
Death Hall died of cirrhosis on June 7, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at age 39.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1923 Man Alone Caspar Dent 1926 The Campus Flirt Denis Adams Alternative title: The College Flirt Lost film Stranded in Paris Robert Van Wye Lost film1927 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 film1928 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 film1929 The Case of Lena Smith Franz Hofrat Lost film A four minute fragment is preservedThe Canary Murder CaseJimmy Spotswoode This Is Heaven James Stackpoole Smiling Irish EyesRory O'More Lost film Vitaphone soundtrack existsThe Saturday Night KidWilliam TaylorAlternative title: Love 'Em and Leave 'Em1930Paramount on ParadeHunter ("Dream Girl" sequence)Hell's AngelsRoy RutledgeDangerous Nan McGrewBob Dawes Let's Go NativeWally WendellGalas de la ParamountEpisode 'Dream Girl'Maybe It's LoveTommy NelsonAlternative title: Eleven Men and a GirlThe Third AlarmDanMan to ManUncreditedAlternative title: Barber John's BoyDivorce Among FriendsGeorge Morris1931MillieJohn "Jack" Maitland The Lightning FlyerJimmie NelsonThe She-WolfDavid Talbot Alternative titles: Mother's MillionsThe She-Wolf of Wall StreetThe Good Bad GirlBob HendersonSporting ChancePhillip Lawrence Alternative title: Aventura Hipica1932Manhattan TowerJimmy Duncan (final film role)
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