Ross Allen
Acting
Biography
Ensil Ross Allen (January 2, 1908 – May 17, 1981) was an American herpetologist and writer who was based in Silver Springs, Florida for 46 years, where he established the Reptile Institute. He used it for research and education about alligators, crocodiles and snakes, also sponsoring and conducting collection expeditions.
Known For
This short follows a day of work for an Everglades wildlife trapper catching animals for zoos around America. In this film, his assignment is to go out into the swamp with his Indian assistant and find a bobcat, two black bear cubs and six rattlesnakes.
Catching Trouble
A skimpy plot---hunting for sunken treasure in the waters of Florida and Haiti--- tied mostly to some underwater scenes shot in the safety of Cypress Gardens, and sold by Warners on a campaign built (no pun intended) on the measurements---42-22-39---of photographer's model Dottie Lee Phillips, who poses under palm trees while Ross Allen and William Fuller are underwater...and on land.