Hal Skelly Trailers

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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.

Most Popular Hal Skelly Trailers

Total trailers found: 8

Hotel Variety Trailer (1933)

07 January 1933

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

The Dancing Town Trailer (1928)

26 October 1928

Young kids face off in a dance competition.

The Shadow Laughs Trailer (1933)

26 March 1933

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.

Men Are Like That Trailer (1930)

22 March 1930

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

The Dance of Life Trailer (1929)

16 August 1929

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

Behind the Make-Up Trailer (1930)

18 January 1930

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

Woman Trap Trailer (1929)

28 September 1929

The younger brother of a police captain is a wanted fugitive, so when the captain railroads his brother's former criminal partner, the partner's sister devises a plan to get back at the captain where it will hurt the most.

The Struggle Trailer (1931)

10 December 1931

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