Hal LeRoy from the 1938 Short The Knight Is Young
Hal dances briefly with June Allyson and then goes solo tap dancing.
This is a classic for Hal Le Roy.
Preserving and Advancing the Art of Tap Dance.
By Tap Legacy
Hal LeRoy from the 1938 Short The Knight Is Young
Hal dances briefly with June Allyson and then goes solo tap dancing.
This is a classic for Hal Le Roy.
By Tap Legacy
Woody Herman & His Orchestra a Short by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Corp. No. B209 released July 4, 1938.
It was directed by Roy Mack with Hal and Honey Abbott performing a tap dance – Swing/Lindy to Jail House Blues in Act 4.
Enjoy the Clarity of the taps, the total energy as they blend tap with Swing/Lindy
By Tap Legacy
Hal was born John LeRoy Schotte in Cincinnati, Ohio. A National Treasure, Triple Threat Talent. He quickly worked his way into Broadway roles where his dance style created a sensation in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931.
Hal did a series of musical film Short for Vitaphone and Warner Brothers Pictures. This clip is from the Short Private Lessons 1934 where Hal plays the role of a tap salesman and puts on a demonstration for his potential customers including singer Dorothy Dare and dancers Dawn O’ Day and Barbara MacDonald.
His film credits are over 20 films. Aside from his work on Broadway and in film, he also performed in revues, vaudeville and as a featured entertainer in New York’s nightclub scene. LeRoy died in 1985 of post-operative complications following heart surgery.
His Broadway Credits: The Gang’s All Here 1931 – Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 1931 – Strike Me Pink 1933 – Thumbs Up! 1934–1935 – Count Me In 1942.
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To all dancers, dance enthusiasts and tap dancers, join us in celebrating the Birthday of Hal LeRoy today 12/10/1913.
Hal was born John LeRoy Schotte in Cincinnati, Ohio. A National Treasure, Triple Threat Talent. He quickly worked his way into Broadway roles where his dance style created a sensation in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931.
Hal did a series of musical film Short for Vitaphone and Warner Brothers Pictures. His film credits are over 20 films. Aside from his work on Broadway and in film, he also performed in revues, vaudeville and as a featured entertainer in New York’s nightclub scene. LeRoy died in 1985 of post-operative complications following heart surgery.
His Broadway Credits: The Gang’s All Here 1931 – Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 1931 – Strike Me Pink 1933 – Thumbs Up! 1934–1935 – Count Me In 1942.
By Tap Legacy
Hal LeRoy born John LeRoy Schotte in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Triple Threat Talent, he quickly worked his way into Broadway roles where his dance style created a sensation in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931.
Hal did a series of musical film shorts for Vitaphone Corporation and Warner Brothers Pictures. His film credits are over 20 films.
Aside from his work on Broadway and in film, he performed in revues, vaudeville and as a featured entertainer in New York’s nightclub scene.
This clip is from the 1937 Short, Ups and Downs staring Hal LeRoy, June Allyson, Toni Lane and the Deauville Boys singing Trio.
His Broadway Credits: The Gang’s All Here 1931 – Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 1931 – Strike Me Pink 1933 – Thumbs Up! 1934–1935 – Count Me In 1942
By Tap Legacy
A 1937 Short from Columbia Variety Favorites, Prod. # 3952 Drug Store Follies featuring The Leslies a tap dance trio with Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys performing on a drug store set (That is where the short gets its title) including comic bits by stuttering Roscoe Ates, juggler George Moore, singer Carolyn Marsh singing Stardust.
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