Does this man holding a gigantic fountain pen look familiar?
Picture him without a moustache.
No help?
He was a leading man of the silent cinema who easily made the transition to sound through strong performances as heroic types in westerns.
He also did his own stunts. But before getting his start in Hollywood as a stunt man in Tom Mix westerns he had a heroic career. He mined gold in Alaska, worked as both a railroad and a civil engineer, delivered mail, rode herd on cattle, and worked as a surveyor.
Largely famous for his westerns, he also starred in the intriguing film noir Cat People.
The pale coloured hat is a clue.
How about now:
It's Jack Holt, upon whom Chester Gould built his square jawed character.
A character which Holt himself was happy to play on in the the 1940s serial Holt Of The Secret Service.
Just as a by the way, can anyone identify the poster behind Mr Holt?
It reads (in part) "Henry Gu(bb), The people's choice for governor". A quick Google search can't find a reference to him as California Governor nor New York Governor (Holt's home town). Our guess, from the age of the cigarette card is that it would date from mid-to-late 1920s.
Here's some fun Disney style the 1936 Mickey Plays Polo which the mouse and the gang do with a slew of Hollywood celebrity caricatures. 'Holt' is the referee. Also bonus points for identifying the stars in the crowd:
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