Frontier Scout 1938  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Beth Marion, Dave O'Brien, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Slim Whitaker, Jack C. Smith, Budd Buster, Walter Byron, Jack Ingram, Kenne Duncan, Minerva Urecal
After the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) heads West with sidekick Whiney (Al St. John) to deal with a dastardly gang of cattle rustlers. Opera singer George Houston made a few Westerns (with non-singing roles) before returning to his singing career.
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The Great Waltz 1938  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert, Lionel Atwill, Curt Bois, Leonid Kinskey, Minna Gombell, George Houston, Bert Roach, Greta Meyer, Herman Bing, Alma Kruger, Henry Hull, Sig Ruman
In this fictionalized biography of Austrian "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, Fernand Gravey takes on the role of Strauss in a very good romantic musical. Luise Rainer plays Strauss' wife Poldie and received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film.
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit 1942 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Dennis Moore, Vickie Lester, Glenn Strange, Jack Ingram, Milton Kibbee, Carl Sepulveda, Slim Andrews, Eddie Dean, Slim Whitaker, Kenne Duncan
"The Lone Rider" (George Houston) heeds the call of the sheriff (Dennis Moore) to stop the bad guys who are terrorizing prospectors in order to get their land. Going undercover as a musician (remember–George Houston was an opera singer in the past and would return to that profession after dabbling in Westerns), he gets to the bottom of the problem, and all ends well.
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Lone Rider Fights Back 1941  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Dorothy Short, Dennis Moore, Frank Hagney, Charles King, Frank Ellis, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Price, Merrill McCormick, Curley Dresden, Walter James
Lone Rider and sidekick Fuzzy (George Houston and Al St. John) arrive in town at the request of a friend who had been murdered before they appeared on the scene. You can bet that Lone Rider will bring the people responsible to justice, and you can also bet that Fuzzy will bring a few laughs.
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Wallaby Jim of the Islands 1937  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Adventure / Musical / Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: George Houston, Ruth Coleman, Douglas Walton, Wilhelm von Brincken, Mamo Clark, Juan Torena, Syd Saylor, Colin(2) Campbell, Warner Richmond, Nick Thompson, Wilson Benge, Ian Keith, Edward Gargan, Kenneth Harlan, Chris-Pin Martin
Wallaby Jim (George Houston) has problems involving associate Norman Brooks' (Douglas Walton) gambling problem, and danger also looms for Jim and his crew on a pearl fishing expedition as they sail the South Pacific. Jim's rival, Adolph Richter (Wilhelm von Brincken), jumps Jim's claim because of Norman's gambling, which has put the operation in jeopardy and, in true pirate fashion, tries to take control of the pearls.
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| 1. Frontier Scout (1938)
2. The Great Waltz (1938)
3. The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
4. Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
5. Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
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