George Houston
Oyuncu · 1896 – 1944 · 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).
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Film6.6DramTarihThe 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.
Marie Antoinette
1938 · 37 votes
Film6.6DramTarihBeautiful 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.
The Howards of Virginia
1940 · 16 votes
Film5.9DramMüzikComposer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
The Great Waltz
1938 · 18 votes
Film9.0WesternTom Cameron and Fuzzy Q. Jones come to the aid of their old friend Smoky, who is having trouble with power hungry cattle rancher Huxley.
Texas Justice
1942 · 1 votes
Film8.0WesternTom Cameron must prove himself innocent after he is wrongfully charged with the murder of a prison guard.
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942 · 1 votes
Film5.5MüzikWesternHarkness 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.
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1942 · 2 votes
Film6.6TarihDramA 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.
Conquest
1937 · 23 votes
Film5.0WesternTom 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.
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941 · 1 votes
Film9.0WesternTom 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.
Film5.0WesternThe 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.
The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941 · 4 votes
Film6.5WesternA honest cowboy is falsely accused of the murder of a rancher.
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941 · 2 votes
Film8.0WesternIn 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.
Border Roundup
1942 · 1 votes
Film5.0WesternA singing cowboy and his sidekick rescue miners from a bad deal.
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942 · 3 votes
FilmWesternOpera 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.
Film5.3MaceraDramWallaby 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.
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937 · 3 votes
Film5.8SavaşDramA 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.
Blockade
1938 · 14 votes
Film4.1MüzikAn orphan (Eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York.
Let's Sing Again
1936 · 7 votes
Film6.5MüzikRomantikTom 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.
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1941 · 2 votes
Film3.0AksiyonMaceraA South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.
Captain Calamity
1936 · 6 votes
Film6.0AksiyonWesternGen. Ulysses S. Grant has a job for Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) and his sidekick (Al St. John).
Frontier Scout
1938 · 3 votes
Film9.0GizemKomediFrankie 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.
Laughing at Danger
1940 · 1 votes
Film7.0SuçDramRacketeers muscle in on construction business, use inferior materials, make big profits and endanger the public safety.
What Price Safety!
1938 · 4 votes
Film8.0KomediMüzikIn this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.
Masks and Memories
1934 · 2 votes