The most well-known role Huntz Hall played was that of Horace Debussy "Sach" Jones in the Bowery Boys movie series. Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920 [1] - January 30, 1999) was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular "Dead End Kids" movies, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and in the later "Bowery Boys" movies, during the late 1930s to the late 1950s. I grew up watching there films in the late 60 s.ever since I saw the first movie from them,Dead end ! The 14th of 16 children born to an air conditioning repairman, Henry Richard Hall (he got the name "Huntz" from a brother who said his large nose made him look German) was anything but the tough street kid he played in the East Side Kids/Bowery Boys films. Mon 15 Feb 1999 21.24 EST Huntz Hall, who has died aged 79, will always be remembered as one of the Dead End Kids, the cinematic gang of streetwise slum children who were really Angels With Dirty. In 1940 he married 18-year-old dancer Elsie May Anderson (they divorced in 1944). graduating from a Catholic grammar school, he attended New York's Huntz Hall continued to appear in dinner theater, a cadre of films which included an important role in Ken Russells Valentino (as Jesse Lasky) and in a tv series with Dean Jones called The Chicago Teddy Bears among countless other roles. He changed his name to Gary. In today's movies, the problems are on the screen.". ", This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 22:27. Evelyn Ankers, who played the female lead in Hit the Road (1941) stated, "On one occasion after a day's shooting I thought I was the last one to leave but on my way out I bumped into Huntz Hall (acne and all). Huntz wore his Black NL National league umpire's cap prominently during television interviews. Duke, in his wonderful daughter, Freddie Dukes documentary about his life called Fuck Em told the story himself: Miltie didnt want to hire Hall because he reputedly had a bigger cock, and he was jealous., You see, Milt was proud of having the biggest schlong in the business. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. I had the pleasure of hanging with Huntz Hall & Gabe Dell when they appeared on Robert Klein Time (USA Network). (When Hall reads a magazine in a darkened bedroom he is asked how he can read in the dark and replies, "I went to night school."). Gary Halls mother is Leslie Wright, Huntzs second of four wives. In urban settings, still tinged by the Depression, the films' antiheroes were criminals or suspects in crime, played by stars such as Bogart, in ''Crime School'' 1938), James Cagney in ''Angels With Dirty Faces''(1938) and John Garfield in ''They Made Me a Criminal''(1939). "We went our own ways when we were not working professionally. Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920 - January 30, 1999) was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular "Dead End Kids" movies, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and in the later "Bowery Boys" movies, during the late 1930s to the late 1950s. However, considering the quantity and their body of work and the durability and sustained popularity for nearly 85 years- it certainly places them in the pantheon of great comedy teams. Free shipping for many products! In 1967 Gorcey self-published an autobiography, An Original Dead End Kid Presents: Dead End Yells, Wedding Bells, Cockle Shells, and Dizzy Spells, which was limited to 1,000 copies. , money, salary, income, and assets. He also had a small role in a 1948 film, the comedy So This Is New York, starring radio comedians Henry Morgan and Arnold Stang, which was Gorcey's last appearance as a straight character actor. After the trial Hall married showgirl Leslie Wright. Gary lived with his mother in California, but would spend time with his father. Anyone can read what you share. Direo: Norman Foster e Orson Welles Elenco: Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Ro, Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead Welles In 1944, Gorcey took a recurring role on the Pabst Blue Ribbon Town radio show, starring Groucho Marx. Reviewing it for The New York Times, Brooks Atkinson wrote, ''The boys' parts are played with such authenticity that there was a foul sidewalk canard last evening that a mob of East Side street arabs had been carried west in their street clothes. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Discover Huntz Hall's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. He was so funny." - Julie Gibson, actress, Bowery Buckaroos Behind Sach: The Huntz Hall Story presents the life of the man who made us laugh with his unforgettable and unique persona of Horace DeBussy Jones, best known as "Sach." His character Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones, ("Bluebirds Keep Singin' in the Rain", "Let's Have a Heart to Heart Talk", uncredited). He owned a piece of the films but blew that. Two months later in June of 1969, Gorcey was dead. Read this FAQ about determining if something is PD. famous Professional Children's School, was a boy soprano with the Gorcey brought aboard his father, Bernard Gorcey, to appear as Louie Dumbrowski, the panicky owner of a sweet shop where the boys gathered. Hall took offense at this, a fight ensued and Hall was arrested for assault, for which he paid a $50 fine and was put on probation. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (2 to the left of Bob Dylan). My father would have been proud to have been mentioned in her company, even if ironically. During WWII Hall enlisted in the Army, and after his discharge returned to Hollywood, where his first jobs were in war films playing soldiers (for his impressive work in A Walk in the Sun (1945) he received the New York Theatre Critics Circle Blue Ribbon Award). Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (2 to the left of Bob Dylan ). The youths, who were shown diving into an orchestra pit transformed into the East River, had a powerful impact in establishing the play's realism. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21wox7 It is 147 minutes long but this version is 144 minutes. Can you name the movie? That year, his father died as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. Wise Guy (1942). I've had more black eyes than a prizefighter. Birthday: Aug 15, 1919 Birthplace: New York, New York, USA One could argue that being born to a working class New York City family helped prepare Huntz Hall for a career playing tough young. It shows up on TCM at times. Hall later played the increasingly buffoonish Horace DeBussy "Sach" Jones in 48 of "The Bowery Boys" films, gaining top billing when his longtime partner, Leo Gorcey, left the series in 1956. During the war years Mr. Hall appeared in nine films for Universal in which he was usually called Pig. He put his arms around me and tried to force me to kiss him. His later films included Gas Pump Girls (1979) and The Escape Artist (1982), the latter reuniting him with Gabriel Dell. Birth. He was still attending the school when he auditioned for Dead End and was given the part of Dippy because he could imitate a machine gun. 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American actor Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones in 'Up in Smoke', directed by William Beaudine, 1957. He performed in dinner theater productions and then retired in 1994.[7]. Divorced three times and widowed once, the actor lived comfortably in Los Angeles, wealthy from offshore oil investments and a 10 per cent percentage of the Bowery Boys films. Behind Sach: The Huntz Hall Story presents the life of the man who made us laugh with his unforgettable and unique persona of Horace DeBussy Jones, best known as "Sach." This is the story of Huntz Hall, who played the zany character in forty-eight Bowery Boys motion pictures from the 1946 thru 1958. Moe Howard of the Stooges told me that Huntz would hang around with his brother Shemp who mentored him to an extent. Basically the group that started as a gang in the Sidney Kingsley Broadway play and then the William Wyler/Goldwyn 1937 film Dead End, appeared in other Warner Films as the Dead End Kids. In the Money (1958) was the last Bowery Boys film, but Hall continued to perform. He is pictured on the cover of The Beatles ' 1967 album "Sgt. Proud of his son Gary, who is a Catholic priest, Hall was active in lay Catholic affairs, and in 1973 participated in Princess Grace's Council for Drug Abuse. When he returned in 1935, he and Leo's younger brother David Gorcey persuaded Leo to audition for a small part in the play Dead End. Angela Merrova a t assassine avant de rapparatre bien vivante devant la police. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Published on Dangerous Minds, Oliver Hall, who's grandfather features on the album's famous cover, explains how he came to be there. He blamed not hiring Hall since he couldnt remember his lines which was not true. Rick wrote a chapter for the book Stooges Among Us that was edited by Lon and Debra Davis. He was 51 and no one was surprised. Was wondering if you know of any decent sets containing East Side Kids or Little Tough Guy films? Im a terrible actor, he said. While studying, he sang as a boy soprano with the Madison Square Quintette, appeared in an experimental television transmission in 1932, and acted in several radio shows. As the story reads: The son of the 'American Chaplin' speaks As an Episcopal priest and the son of actor Huntz Hall, I am perhaps perfectly positioned to respond to a churlish letter ["Too much for a second. David Gorcery was a recovering alcoholic. In these films Mr. Hall may well have anticipated the contemporary custom of wearing a baseball cap with its bill askew or turned backward. Gary Hall (Huntz Hall's son) Behind Sach: The Huntz Hall Story presents the life of the actor who made us laugh with his unforgettable and unique persona of Horace DeBussy Jones, better known simply as "Sach." 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