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George Houston

1896-01-11

The 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).

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The Lone Rider Rides On

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Conquest

6.7 average rating
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Marie Antoinette

6.288 average rating
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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

5 average rating
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The Howards of Virginia

6.3 average rating
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Let's Sing Again

3.2 average rating
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The Great Waltz

5.5 average rating
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Captain Calamity

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The Lone Rider Ambushed

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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

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Blockade

5.6 average rating
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Outlaws of Boulder Pass

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The Lone Rider Fights Back

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Wallaby Jim of the Islands

5 average rating
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The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

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Laughing at Danger

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The Melody Lingers on

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The Lone Rider and the Bandit

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Masks and Memories

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Frontier Scout

4.5 average rating