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George Houston

George Houston

Acting · Born 1896-01-11 · Hampton, New Jersey, USA

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).

Known For

movie 6.6 Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
1938
movie 6.6 Conquest
Conquest
1937
movie 5.9 The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz
1938
movie 6.8 The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
1940
movie 5.8 Blockade
Blockade
1938
movie 4.1 Let's Sing Again
Let's Sing Again
1936
movie 3.0 Captain Calamity
Captain Calamity
1936
movie 5.0 The Lone Rider Ambushed
The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941
movie 7.0 What Price Safety!
What Price Safety!
1938
movie 5.3 Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
movie 5.0 The Lone Rider and the Bandit
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
movie 6.0 Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout
1938
movie 5.5 Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1942
movie 6.5 The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
movie 6.5 The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1941
movie 8.0 Masks and Memories
Masks and Memories
1934
movie 9.0 Texas Justice
Texas Justice
1942
movie 8.0 Border Roundup
Border Roundup
1942