Oakie worked as a runner on Wall Street and narrowly escaped being killed in the Wall Street bombing of September 16 , 1920 . While in New York , he also started appearing in amateur theatre as a mimic and a comedian , finally making his professional debut on Broadway in 1923 as a chorus boy in a production of '' Little Nellie Kelly '' by George M. Cohan
Wall Street bombing
Wall Street bombing
Jack Oakie