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.
The Dance of Life
as Ralph 'Skid' JohnsonA vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers,...
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Woman Trap
as Dan MaloneIn Woman Trap, Hal Skelly is hard-bitten police sergeant Dan Malone, whose mission in life is to...
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The Struggle
as Jimmie WilsonA young couple's marriage is jeopardized by the husband's descent into alcoholism.
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The Shadow Laughs
as Robin DaleThe police investigate a bank robbery, and when they don't seem to be making much headway, a...
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Behind the Make-Up
as Hap BrownGardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who...
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Men Are Like That
as J. Aubrey PiperA loud-mouthed lout alienates everyone except his patient wife.
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The Dancing Town
as Tom KinchYoung kids face off in a dance competition.
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Hotel Variety
as uncreditedA New York City boarding house for vaudeville performers, none of whom have any steady work....
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