Robert Allen

Acting

Robert Allen

Born March 28, 1906 · Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Died October 9, 1998 · aged 92

Robert "Tex" Allen (also credited as Bob Allen) was a leading actor in both feature films and B-movie westerns between 1935 and 1944. Born as Irvine E. Theodore Baehr on March 28, 1906 in Mount Vernon, New York, Allen went on to graduate from the New York Military Academy in 1924, where he rode in the academy cavalry and from Dartmouth College in 1929 with a degree in English. In vacations he had…

Known For

The Awful TruthThe Awful Truth · 1937
The Awful Truth
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyRomance
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
The Black RoomThe Black Room · 1935
The Black Room
★ 6.51935
MovieHorrorCrime
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...
Night NurseNight Nurse · 1931
Night Nurse
★ 6.81931
MovieCrimeDrama
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
Animal CrackersAnimal Crackers · 1930
Animal Crackers
★ 6.91930
MovieComedyMusic
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Crime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment · 1935
Crime and Punishment
★ 6.31935
MovieCrimeDrama
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
Big Business GirlBig Business Girl · 1931
Big Business Girl
★ 6.81931
MovieRomanceComedy
A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her boyfriend spends the summer in Europe with his band.
Thrill of a RomanceThrill of a Romance · 1945
Thrill of a Romance
★ 6.61945
MovieComedyMusic
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
Winter CarnivalWinter Carnival · 1939
Winter Carnival
★ 6.71939
MovieRomanceComedy
A divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth College's Winter Carnival.

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The Black RoomThe Black Room · 1935
The Black Room
★ 6.51935
MovieHorrorCrime
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...

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