George 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).

Known for

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Border Roundup

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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Texas Justice

1942 ⭐ 9.0

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The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941 ⭐ 6.5

Career timeline

1942

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

Tom Cameron · 1942

⭐ 5.5

Border Roundup Notable

Tom Cameron · 1942

⭐ 8.0

Texas Justice Notable

Tom Cameron · 1942

⭐ 9.0

1941

The Lone Rider Fights Back

Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider · 1941

The Lone Rider Ambushed

Tom Cameron / Keno Harris · 1941

⭐ 5.0

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

Tom Cameron · 1941

⭐ 6.5

1940

The Howards of Virginia

George Washington · 1940

⭐ 6.8

Laughing at Danger Notable

Dan Haggerty · 1940

⭐ 9.0

1938

The Great Waltz

Schiller · 1938

⭐ 5.9

Frontier Scout

Wild Bill Hickok · 1938

⭐ 6.0

Marie Antoinette

Marquis De St. Priest (uncredi · 1938

⭐ 6.6

1937

Wallaby Jim of the Islands

Wallaby Jim · 1937

⭐ 5.3

Conquest

Grand Marshal George Duroc · 1937

⭐ 6.6

1936

Captain Calamity

(Cap't) Bill Jones · 1936

⭐ 3.0

Let's Sing Again

Leon Alba · 1936

⭐ 4.1

1935

The Melody Lingers on

Carlo Salvini · 1935

1934

Masks and Memories Notable

Uncle Andy · 1934

⭐ 10.0

Frequently appears with

Al St. John

Fuzzy Q. Jones

Dennis Moore

Smoky Moore

Patricia Knox

Amy Sloane

Charles King

Blackie

Wanda McKay

Kate Stewart

Claire Rochelle

Nora Gilpin

Full filmography

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Outlaws of Boulder Pass

1942 ⭐ 5.5

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Border Roundup

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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Texas Justice

1942 ⭐ 9.0

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The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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The Lone Rider and the Bandit

1942 ⭐ 5.0

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The Lone Rider Fights Back

1941

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The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941 ⭐ 5.0

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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

1941 ⭐ 5.0

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The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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The Lone Rider Rides On

1941 ⭐ 9.0

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The Howards of Virginia

1940 ⭐ 6.8

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Laughing at Danger

1940 ⭐ 9.0

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The Great Waltz

1938 ⭐ 5.9

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Frontier Scout

1938 ⭐ 6.0

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Marie Antoinette

1938 ⭐ 6.6

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Blockade

1938 ⭐ 5.8

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What Price Safety!

1938 ⭐ 7.3

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Wallaby Jim of the Islands

1937 ⭐ 5.3

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Conquest

1937 ⭐ 6.6