Hal Skelly

Hal Skelly

Dancer Hal Skelly was born in Pennsylvania in 1891. He left home at 15 to join a circus, at 17 went into comedy, toured with light opera in China and Japan, joined after that Dockstader's Minstrels, made his Broadway debut in 1918 in "Fiddlers Three." His biggest success was the Broadway play, "Burlesque," in which he played opposite future movie star Barbara Stanwyck. He also starred in the film version of it, "The Dance of Life." He died in 1934, when his friend's car, in which he was traveling, was hit by a train on a crossing.

  • Title: Hal Skelly
  • Popularity: 1.601
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1891-05-31
  • Place of Birth: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: James Harold "Hal" Skelley, James Harold Skelley
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Hal Skelly Movies

  • 1930
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    Galas de la Paramount
    Galas de la Paramount

    1 1930 HD

    Spanish-language version of PARAMOUNT ON PARADE (q.v.), with new sequences of interest to Spanish-speaking audiences mixed with original- version...

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  • 1929
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    The Dance of Life
    The Dance of Life

    5.9 1929 HD

    A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to...

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  • 1930
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    Men Are Like That
    Men Are Like That

    9 1930 HD

    A loud-mouthed lout alienates everyone except his patient wife.

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  • 1929
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    Woman Trap
    Woman Trap

    5.2 1929 HD

    In Woman Trap, Hal Skelly is hard-bitten police sergeant Dan Malone, whose mission in life is to rid his community of gangsters. The revelation that...

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  • 1930
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    Behind the Make-Up
    Behind the Make-Up

    6.2 1930 HD

    Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his...

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  • 1931
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    The Struggle
    The Struggle

    6.7 1931 HD

    A young couple's marriage is jeopardized by the husband's descent into alcoholism.

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  • 1928
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    The Dancing Town
    The Dancing Town

    6 1928 HD

    Young kids face off in a dance competition.

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  • 1933
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    The Shadow Laughs
    The Shadow Laughs

    4.6 1933 HD

    The police investigate a bank robbery, and when they don't seem to be making much headway, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate it on his own.

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  • 1933
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    Hotel Variety
    Hotel Variety

    1 1933 HD

    A New York City boarding house for vaudeville performers, none of whom have any steady work....

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