Born in Boston, MA. Making his stage debut in 1898 at age four, Alexander Hall entered films in 1914 as an actor. Leaving the film industry to serve in the American army in World War I, he returned from military service in 1917 and re-entered the business, but this time as an editor and assistant director. He made his directorial debut in 1932 (SINNERS IN THE SUN) and specialized in comedies. He turned out a number of sophisticated, charming comedies (e.g., LITTLE MISS MARKER, 1934; THE DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE, 1940; MY SISTER EILEEN, 1942), the best known of which is 1941's HERE COMES MR. JORDAN. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a listing of Hall's directing and editing credits.  Nominated for Directing 1941: HERE COMES MR. JORDAN 1 nomination