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George Houston
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George Houston
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1896-01-11,Hampton, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
George Houston, having success on the Broadway stage, was enticed to Hollywood for some singing work in musicals in the mid 1930s. Hired by Grand National Studios, he appeared in the lead role for the tuneful seafaring yarn Captain Calamity (1936) and as Wild Bill Hickcock in Frontier Scout (1938). With the success of singing cowboys in motion pictures, he was signed at MGM, starring in The Great Waltz, and for Warner Bros. in Blockade, both 1938. From 1939 to 1940 he starred in an eight-part short film production, Tales of Billy the Kid, for PRC (Producers Distributing Corporation), but the series was never released. Houston's last film was The Lone Rider (1942).

Filmography

6.6

Conquest
1937-10-22

The Howards of Virginia

6.4

The Howards of Virginia
1940-09-19

4.5

Frontier Scout
1938-09-16

What Price Safety!

6

What Price Safety!
1938-02-05

Let's Sing Again

3.2

Let's Sing Again
1936-05-07

Captain Calamity

3

Captain Calamity
1936-11-28

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

4

The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942-01-16

Wallaby Jim of the Islands

5

Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937-12-17

5.6

Blockade
1938-06-17

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

5

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941-08-08

The Great Waltz

5.6

The Great Waltz
1938-11-04

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

4

Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1942-11-28

Masks and Memories

0

Masks and Memories
1934-05-12

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

5

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1941-02-28

Laughing at Danger

0

Laughing at Danger
1940-08-12

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

5

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941-05-16

0

Border Roundup
1942-09-18

0

Texas Justice
1942-06-05

The Lone Rider Ambushed

3.5

The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941-08-29

The Lone Rider Rides On

0

The Lone Rider Rides On
1941-01-10

The Lone Rider Fights Back

0

The Lone Rider Fights Back
1941-12-17

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

0

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942-03-20

Marie Antoinette

6.565

Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26

The Melody Lingers on

0

The Melody Lingers on
1935-07-11