George Houston

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George Houston

Acting January 11, 1896

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…

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

6.6 1938 Movie
Conquest

Conquest

6.6 1937 Movie
The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

5.9 1938 Movie
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

6.6 1940 Movie
Blockade

Blockade

5.8 1938 Movie
Let's Sing Again

Let's Sing Again

4.1 1936 Movie
Texas Justice

Texas Justice

9.0 1942 Movie
Border Roundup

Border Roundup

8.0 1942 Movie
The Lone Rider Ambushed

The Lone Rider Ambushed

5.0 1941 Movie
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

6.5 1941 Movie
Wallaby Jim of the Islands

Wallaby Jim of the Islands

5.3 1937 Movie
The Lone Rider and the Bandit

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

5.0 1942 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1942
    Outlaws of Boulder Pass

    Movie Tom Cameron

  2. 1942
    Border Roundup

    Movie Tom Cameron

  3. 1942
    Texas Justice

    Movie Tom Cameron

  4. 1942
    The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

    Movie Tom Cameron

  5. 1942
    The Lone Rider and the Bandit

    Movie Tom Cameron

  6. 1941
    The Lone Rider Fights Back

    Movie Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider

  7. 1941
    The Lone Rider Ambushed

    Movie Tom Cameron / Keno Harris

  8. 1941
    The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

    Movie Tom Cameron

  9. 1941
    The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

    Movie Tom Cameron

  10. 1941
    The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

    Movie Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider

  11. 1941
    The Lone Rider Rides On

    Movie Tom Cameron

  12. 1940
    The Howards of Virginia

    Movie George Washington

  13. 1940
    Laughing at Danger

    Movie Dan Haggerty

  14. 1938
    The Great Waltz

    Movie Schiller

  15. 1938
    Frontier Scout

    Movie Wild Bill Hickok

  16. 1938
    Marie Antoinette

    Movie Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)

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  1. 1938
    Blockade

    Movie The Troubador

  2. 1938
    What Price Safety!

    Movie Foreman Cooper

  3. 1937
    Wallaby Jim of the Islands

    Movie Wallaby Jim

  4. 1937
    Conquest

    Movie Grand Marshal George Duroc

  5. 1936
    Captain Calamity

    Movie (Cap't) Bill Jones

  6. 1936
    Let's Sing Again

    Movie Leon Alba

  7. 1935
    The Melody Lingers on

    Movie Carlo Salvini

  8. 1934
    Masks and Memories

    Movie Uncle Andy