[Robert Allen]

[Robert Allen]

Photograph

Elmer Fryer

American, ca. 1897–1944

First National Pictures, Inc.

Production company
American, estab. 1917

[Robert Allen]

1931
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
Museum accession
1988.1154.0002
Inscriptions Embossed on recto, BR: ELMER FRYER \ HOLLYWOOD
Handwritten in pencil on verso, TLC: NY
Handwritten in black ink on verso, TRC: RAPg5
Printed in black ink on attached label on verso: ATHELTE IS THE SCREEN'S NEWEST "FIND" in the way of leading men. \ Robert Allen, soon to be seen in "Big Business Girl" for Warner \ Brothers-First National, was an all-around athlete before entering \ motion pictures. . . .
Handwritten in pencil on verso: Exclusive
Stamped in violet ink on verso, BC: PERSONALITY PORTRAIT \ BY \ ELMER FRYER \ FIRST NATIONAL STUDIOS
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