Actor. He will be best remembered for playing several leading roles in silent classic films of the 1920s in a relativity short career most notably as 'Jack' Bradbury' in "Hold 'Em Yale" (1928), and 'Captain Jeff Tarrant' in "The Fire Detective" (1929), for which a reviewer describing wrote that he makes a personable hero. He was born as Allan Abram Hughes in Oakland, California, to Enoch James Hughes Jr. (1871-1928), and his wife Jane Elizabeth Hilliam Allan (1871-1957), on November 5, 1903. He was educated locally and following his high school education he got a job working for Cunard Steamships and he developed a ticketing system for Cunard Steamships that was adopted worldwide when he was eighteen years old. He then moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career. He did some test reels and was spotted in the crowd by the legendary actress Mary Pickford and was personally chosen to appear alongside her in the film, "Little Annie Roonie" (1925). He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Burns' in the film, "What Fools Men" (1925). The romance drama film which was directed by George Archainbaud, and which also stars Ethel Grey Terry, Shirley Mason, and Lewis Stone, tells the story of Joseph Greer who is a wealthy businessman in New York City with all the trappings including a prim-and-proper secretary, Jenny McFarlan, who takes dictation during working hours and, at night, minus her eyeglasses, serves as his nightclub companion and mistress. Then his daughter, Beatrice, whom he has never seen, shows up and moves in with him. Beatrice is a grown-up flapper who loves jazz, pool parties, flaunting prohibition, and carrying-on in general. Most of her carrying-on is with the family chauffeur and her father does not approve, says so, and fires the chauffeur. His parental-guidance technique backfires as Beatrice ups and elopes with the chauffeur. Later, the father has some problems with his business associates and loses his business and most of his fixtures and disappears. But Beatrice locates him and there is a happy reunion between father and daughter, especially since the daughter has brought along Jenny to cheer him up. Besides, "Little Annie Roonie" (1925), "What Fools Men" (1925), "Hold 'Em Yale" (1928), and "The Fire Detective" (1929), his many other film credits include, "Transients In Arcadia" (1925), "The Block Signal" (1926), "Home Sweet Home" (1926), "Birds Of Prey" (1927), "What Happened To Father" (1927), "The Cruel Truth" (1927), "Dress Parade" (1927), "Good Time Charley" (1927), "Wild Beauty" (1927), "Beware Of Married Men" (1928), "Plastered In Paris" (1928), "Annapolis" (1928), "Object: Alimony" (1928), "The Tiger's Shadow" (1928), "The Voice Of The Storm" (1929), "Sin Town" (1929), and his last film, "A Royal Flush" (1930). He retired from his film career shortly thereafter. He traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, and Houston, Texas, and lived in New York, New York, before settling in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became a success in business pursuits. He was a salesman for the Rotary Lift Company and rose through the ranks and was head of the company when it became Rotary Lift Division and was also President and Chief Operating Officer of the elevator division of the Dover Corporation. He was also involved in a business consulting firm, a secretarial service office, a printing firm, a gift shop, and an antique store. He was also a member of several important clubs and helped establish the Allan Foundation, a philanthropic trust through which he helped area charities in and around Memphis, Tennessee. For his many business endeavors and charitable causes, he was awarded several honors. In his later years, he suffered from a terminal illness and chose to take his own life at the age of 93. He was married to Lois Williamson 'Lou' Allan (1903-1999), from April 1932 until his death on February 12, 1997. The couple had two children together, Carita born in 1935, and Hugh Jr. born in 1938. His wife survived him and passed away at the age of 96.