James Hall was born in 1900 in Dallas, Texas as James E. Brown, the son of Clinton and Alice McKay Brown. As an actor, he is best known for Hell's Angels (1930); in all he appeared in thirty-two silent and sound films between 1923 and 1932. He died in 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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The Central New Jersey Home News. "James Hall dies: Former Film Star". New Brunswick, New Jersey. Saturday, June 8, 1940. Pg. 5.