George Houston

George Houston

Born: January 11, 1896
Died: November 12, 1944
in 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).

Movies for George Houston...

Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Title: Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: November 28, 1942
Type: Movie
Harkness controls Boulder Pass and his men are overcharging the ranches for its usage. When Tom Cameron steps in to rob the tollgate keepers and return the money to the ranchers, he gets caught.
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Border Roundup
Title: Border Roundup
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: September 18, 1942
Type: Movie
In this " Lone Rider" B-Western series entry, Tom Cameron and his pal Fuzzy Jones are deputy sheriffs helping their friend Sheriff Smoky Moore rid the territory of a nasty claim jumper, Blackie.
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Texas Justice
Title: Texas Justice
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: June 5, 1942
Type: Movie
Tom Cameron and Fuzzy Q. Jones come to the aid of their old friend Smoky, who is having trouble with power hungry cattle rancher Huxley.
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The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Title: The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: March 20, 1942
Type: Movie
Tom Cameron must prove himself innocent after he is wrongfully charged with the murder of a prison guard.
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Title: The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: January 16, 1942
Type: Movie
A singing cowboy and his sidekick rescue miners from a bad deal.
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The Lone Rider Fights Back
Title: The Lone Rider Fights Back
Character: Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider
Released: December 17, 1941
Type: Movie
Opera star-cum-cowboy hero George Houston stars in PRC's The Lone Rider Fights Back. Appropriately enough, Houston disguises himself as a musician to get the goods on a gang of terrorists. The principal villain hopes to scare the local miners off their land, so he can move in and clean up.
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The Lone Rider Ambushed
Title: The Lone Rider Ambushed
Character: Tom Cameron / Keno Harris
Released: August 29, 1941
Type: Movie
The Lone Rider Tom assumes a former outlaw's identity (Keno) to learn where the gold from his last big heist is hidden. He tries to get the info from Blackie Dawson, but Blackie gets suspicious.
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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Title: The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: August 8, 1941
Type: Movie
A honest cowboy is falsely accused of the murder of a rancher.
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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Title: The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: May 16, 1941
Type: Movie
Tom and Fuzzy investigate a ghost town which, in this case, is supposedly haunted by real ghosts. The town is an outlaw gang's hideout, and they scare folks away to protect their mine.
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The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Title: The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Character: Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider
Released: February 28, 1941
Type: Movie
Tom Cameron, aka the Lone Rider, and his faithful sidekick, Fuzzy Jones, flee across the Rio Grande to avoid assassination by crooked lawman Deputy Hatfield, only to have the Mexican cops accuse Cameron of being the notorious bandit El Puma. At Hatfield's behest, they are also accused of kidnapping the local mayor's son, and now the pair must prove their innocence and find a way to stop Hatfield's lawless ways.
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The Lone Rider Rides On
Title: The Lone Rider Rides On
Character: Tom Cameron
Released: January 10, 1941
Type: Movie
Tom Cameron is searching for the outlaws who ambushed a wagon train, murdered his parents and stole the deed to their land. Though he was only a child at the time, he vividly remembers the scar on the ringleader's face -- and Tom will stop at nothing until he brings him to justice … and exacts vengeance.
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The Howards of Virginia
Title: The Howards of Virginia
Character: George Washington
Released: September 19, 1940
Type: Movie
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
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Laughing at Danger
Title: Laughing at Danger
Character: Dan Haggerty
Released: August 12, 1940
Type: Movie
Frankie Kelly, pageboy at the beauty salon ran by Madam Celeste, and his helper Jefferson find the routine broken when the body of one of the operators, Florence, is found in the dumbwaiter. She had been shot just before she was to give Detective Dan Haggerty information about a blackmail gang. Since Mary Baker, Frankie's girl friend saw her last, she is suspected, and Frankie determines to clear her using his own sleuthing methods. He has hardy begun when Pierre, another member of the staff, and Florence's fiancée is found dead.
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The Great Waltz
Title: The Great Waltz
Character: Schiller
Released: November 4, 1938
Type: Movie
Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
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Frontier Scout
Title: Frontier Scout
Character: Wild Bill Hickok
Released: September 16, 1938
Type: Movie
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant has a job for Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) and his sidekick (Al St. John).
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Marie Antoinette
Title: Marie Antoinette
Character: Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
Released: August 26, 1938
Type: Movie
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
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Blockade
Title: Blockade
Character: The Troubador
Released: June 17, 1938
Type: Movie
A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose father is involved in espionage.
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What Price Safety!
Title: What Price Safety!
Character: Foreman Cooper
Released: February 5, 1938
Type: Movie
Racketeers muscle in on construction business, use inferior materials, make big profits and endanger the public safety.
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Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Title: Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Character: Wallaby Jim
Released: December 17, 1937
Type: Movie
Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy because of his gambling problem. Jim's unscrupulous rival Richter decides to exploit the situation by jumping Jim's claim and trying to take over for himself.
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Conquest
Title: Conquest
Character: Grand Marshal George Duroc
Released: October 22, 1937
Type: Movie
A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence him to support Polish independence.
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Captain Calamity
Title: Captain Calamity
Character: (Cap't) Bill Jones
Released: November 28, 1936
Type: Movie
A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.
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Let's Sing Again
Title: Let's Sing Again
Character: Leon Alba
Released: May 7, 1936
Type: Movie
An orphan (Eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York.
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Masks and Memories
Title: Masks and Memories
Character: Uncle Andy
Released: May 12, 1934
Type: Movie
In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.