George Houston
Also Known As: George Fleming Houston, George Byron, George F. Houston
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).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hampton, New Jersey, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: January 11, 1896
Age: 129 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 12, 1944
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Conquest
Overview: 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.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-22
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The Howards of Virginia
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-19
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Frontier Scout
Overview: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant has a job for Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) and his sidekick (Al St. John).
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1938-09-16
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What Price Safety!
Overview: Racketeers muscle in on construction business, use inferior materials, make big profits and endanger the public safety.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-05
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Let's Sing Again
Overview: An orphan (Eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-07
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Captain Calamity
Overview: A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-28
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Overview: A singing cowboy and his sidekick rescue miners from a bad deal.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-16
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Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-17
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Blockade
Overview: 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.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-17
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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Overview: A honest cowboy is falsely accused of the murder of a rancher.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-08
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The Great Waltz
Overview: Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-04
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Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-28
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Masks and Memories
Overview: In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-12
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The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-28
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Laughing at Danger
Overview: 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.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-12
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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-16
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Border Roundup
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-09-18
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Texas Justice
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-05
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The Lone Rider Ambushed
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-29
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The Lone Rider Rides On
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-10
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The Lone Rider Fights Back
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-17
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The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Overview: Tom Cameron must prove himself innocent after he is wrongfully charged with the murder of a prison guard.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-20
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Marie Antoinette
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-26
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The Melody Lingers on
Overview: A piano virtuoso has a child out of wedlock; the father, her fiancé, is killed trying to save her life. Their son is brought up by foster parents and becomes a musician.
Genres: War Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-11
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