48
Age
24
Movies
5.6
Rating
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).
48
Died at
24
Movies
5.6
Avg Rating
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).
Conquest
1937
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).
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 11, 1896
Died
November 12, 1944
Birthplace
Hampton, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Captain Calamity
1936
Masks and Memories
1934
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941
Conquest
1937
Blockade
1938
Texas Justice
1942
The Great Waltz
1938
Border Roundup
1942
Marie Antoinette
1938
What Price Safety!
1938
Let's Sing Again
1936
The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942
The Howards of Virginia
1940
The Lone Rider Fights Back
1941
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
The Melody Lingers on
1935
The Lone Rider Rides On
1941
Laughing at Danger
1940
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