George Houston

George Houston

Birthday: 1896-01-11

Deathday: 1944-11-12

Place of birth: Hampton, New Jersey, USA

Also known as: George Fleming Houston, George Byron, George F. Houston

imdb_id: nm0396829

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).

Played in movies:

Marie Antoinette

Score: 6.6

The Howards of Virginia

Score: 6.5

Conquest

Score: 6.5

What Price Safety!

Score: 6.0

The Great Waltz

Score: 5.7

Blockade

Score: 5.4

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

Score: 5.0

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

Score: 5.0

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

Score: 5.0

Frontier Scout

Score: 4.5

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

Score: 4.0

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

Score: 4.0

The Lone Rider Ambushed

Score: 3.5

Let's Sing Again

Score: 3.2

Wallaby Jim of the Islands

Score: 3.0

Captain Calamity

Score: 2.5

The Melody Lingers on

Score: 0.0

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

Score: 0.0

The Lone Rider Rides On

Score: 0.0

The Lone Rider Fights Back

Score: 0.0

Texas Justice

Score: 0.0

Border Roundup

Score: 0.0

Laughing at Danger

Score: 0.0

Masks and Memories

Score: 0.0

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