Henry "Huntz" Hall, (August 15, 1919 - January 30, 1999) was a radio, theatrical and motion picture performer perhaps best known for his portrayal of the "Dead End Kids" in movies such as "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938). Hall went on to make some 78 movies and short films including the well known "Bowery Boys" shorts in the 1950s. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 film which tells the story of two boys, growing up in the slums of New York City, who take different paths -- one becomes a gangster, one a priest. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Dead End Kids were six young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsleys play Dead End in 1935 on Broadway. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...
HuntzHall died on Saturday, January 30, 1999, at the age of 78.
Largely forgotten by today's generation, Hall was vastly underrated as a comic and a sidekick from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The evolution of Hall's character is something to marvel -- from a tough, sarcastic young hooligan in the '30s and mid'40s, to the naive, bumbling, teddy bear of a guy replete with popout eyes and an upturned baseball cap often wearing a suit in the late '40s and '50s.
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