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Videos (see all 6 NEW)
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945) -- The new owner of a stagecoach line enters a race to Sacramento for a mail contract.
Crashing Through Danger (1938) -- Crashing Through Danger
Manhattan Tower (1932) -- The lives of the residents of a Manhattan apartment building are intertwined with the actions of a crooked investor.
Lumberjack (1944) -- Julie's husband has been murdered and land agents want her to sign away her property rights. Hoppy warns against this but she does so anyway...
Cavalcade of the West (1936) -- Two brothers are separated when young. One becomes the pony express rider Clint Knox and the other the outlaw Ace Carter. Their next meeting finds Ace way-laying Clint as he delivers the mail.

Overview

Date of Birth:
21 August 1887, Dennison, Texas, USA more
Date of Death:
26 October 1958, Los Angeles County, California, USA more
Trivia:
From 1921-26 Houston was active on Broadway as an actor, writer and director... more
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Filmography

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Writer
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- 1. Stage Coach War (1954) (scenario) (archive footage) 1954 - -
- 2. Desert Passage (1952)   (writer) 1952 - 5.5 (30)
AKAs:
  • Starlight Canyon (USA: alternative title)
- 3. Target (1952) (written by) 1952 - 4.6 (19)
- 4. Road Agent (1952) (writer) 1952 - 6.6 (41)
- 5. Battle of the Buttes (1952) (dialogue) (archive footage) 1952 - -
- 6. Pistol Harvest (1951) (original screenplay) 1951 - 5.5 (31)
- 7. Rio Grande Patrol (1950) (writer) 1950 - 6.0 (28)
- 8. Border Treasure (1950) (original screenplay) 1950 - 6.1 (13)
- 9. Dynamite Pass (1950) (writer) 1950 - 5.3 (21)
- 10. Riders of the Range (1950) (original screenplay) 1950 - 6.6 (18)
- 11. The Mysterious Desperado (1949) (original screenplay) 1949 - 7.3 (35)
- 12. Masked Raiders (1949) (writer) 1949 - 6.5 (27)
- 13. Stagecoach Kid (1949) (writer) 1949 - 5.9 (42)
- 14. Brothers in the Saddle (1949) (writer) 1949 - 5.9 (38)
- 15. Gun Smugglers (1948) (original screenplay) 1948 - 8.0 (12)
- 16. Indian Agent (1948) (original screenplay) 1948 - 5.5 (26)
- 17. Guns of Hate (1948) (screenplay) 1948 - 5.8 (40)
- 18. The Arizona Ranger (1948) (original screenplay) 1948 - 6.6 (38)
- 19. Western Heritage (1948) (original screenplay) 1948 - 5.5 (27)
- 20. Wild Horse Mesa (1947) (writer) 1947 - 6.5 (19)
- 21. Thunder Mountain (1947) (screenplay) 1947 - 6.7 (21)
- 22. Under the Tonto Rim (1947) (screenplay) 1947 - 6.6 (30)
- 23. Code of the West (1947) (writer) 1947 - 6.4 (22)
- 24. Trail Street (1947) (screenplay) 1947 - 6.1 (128)
- 25. Sunset Pass (1946) (screenplay) 1946 - 5.5 (20)
- 26. A Game of Death (1945) (writer) 1945 - 6.9 (41)
- 27. West of the Pecos (1945) (writer) 1945 - 6.3 (69)
- 28. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945) (writer) 1945 - 6.5 (16)
- 29. Nevada (1944) (writer) 1944 - 6.0 (64)
- 30. Lumberjack (1944) (screenplay) 1944 - 7.2 (35)
- 31. Texas Masquerade (1944) (screenplay) 1944 - 7.1 (29)
- 32. The Woman of the Town (1943) (story) 1943 - 6.3 (48)
- 33. Bar 20 (1943) (writer) 1943 - 7.4 (50)
- 34. Buckskin Frontier (1943)   (screenplay) 1943 - 6.4 (30)
AKAs:
  • The Iron Road (UK)
- 35. Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942) (story) 1942 - 6.8 (12)
- 36. Charter Pilot (1940) (story) 1940 - 7.5 (8)
- 37. Knights of the Range (1940)   (screenplay) 1940 - 5.4 (6)
AKAs:
  • Bad Men of Nevada (USA: alternative title)
- 38. Cherokee Strip (1940)   (screenplay) 1940 - 5.9 (16)
AKAs:
  • Fighting Marshal (UK)
  • The Indian Nation (Australia)
- 39. Stagecoach War (1940) (screenplay) 1940 - 7.4 (34)
- 40. The Light of Western Stars (1940)   (screenplay) 1940 - 5.5 (22)
AKAs:
  • Border Renegade (USA: alternative title)
- 41. Young Buffalo Bill (1940) (story) 1940 - 4.9 (41)
- 42. Heritage of the Desert (1939) (screenplay) 1939 - 6.5 (9)
- 43. In Old Caliente (1939) (screenplay) (story) 1939 - 5.4 (47)
- 44. Sunset Trail (1939) (original screenplay) 1939 - 7.3 (29)
- 45. The Frontiersmen (1938) (screenplay) 1938 - 6.9 (41)
- 46. Heart of Arizona (1938) (screenplay and dialogue) 1938 - 6.9 (32)
- 47. Battle of Broadway (1938) (story) 1938 - 5.7 (6)
- 48. Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938) (screenplay and dialogue) 1938 - 6.7 (35)
- 49. Crashing Through Danger (1938) (writer) 1938 - 4.8 (10)
- 50. Hopalong Rides Again (1937) (screenplay and dialogue) 1937 - 6.9 (30)
- 51. Racing Lady (1937) (story "Odds Are Even") 1937 - 5.8 (31)
- 52. Cavalcade of the West (1936) (writer) 1936 - 5.2 (22)
- 53. High Tension (1936) (story) 1936 - 5.2 (12)
- 54. The Riding Avenger (1936) (screenplay) 1936 - 6.5 (7)
- 55. Hong Kong Nights (1935) (adaptation) 1935 - -
- 56. Frisco Waterfront (1935)   (writer) 1935 - -
AKAs:
  • When We Look Back (UK)
- 57. Great God Gold (1935) (screenplay) 1935 - 5.9 (5)
- 58. Monte Carlo Nights (1934) (screenplay) 1934 - 4.7 (23)
- 59. Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934) (writer) 1934 - 6.4 (7)
- 60. India Speaks (1933)   (writer) 1933 - -
AKAs:
  • Bride of Buddha (USA: reissue title)
  • Bride of the East (UK)
  • Captive Bride of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
- 61. Manhattan Tower (1932) (writer) 1932 - 7.4 (15)
- 62. No Living Witness (1932) (writer) 1932 - -
- 63. Exposure (1932) (screenplay) 1932 - -
- 64. Drifting (1932)   (writer) 1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Drifting Souls (USA: alternative title)
- 65. Midnight Morals (1932) (writer) 1932 - -
- 66. Six Cylinder Love (1931) (writer) 1931 - -
- 67. A Royal Romance (1930) (scenario and dialogue) (story "Private Property") 1930 - -
- 68. Mexicali Rose (1929)   (dialogue) (screenplay) 1929 - 6.3 (36)
AKAs:
  • The Girl from Mexico
- 69. Wall Street (1929) (writer) 1929 - 6.9 (7)
- 70. Song of Love (1929) (dialogue) (screenplay) 1929 - 3.4 (5)
- 71. Broadway Scandals (1929) (dialogue) (story) 1929 - -
- 72. Hurricane (1929) (additional dialogue) 1929 - -
- 73. Times Square (1929)   (story) 1929 - -
AKAs:
  • The Street of Jazz
- 74. The College Coquette (1929) (dialogue) (screenplay) 1929 - 5.9 (5)
- 75. The Broadway Melody (1929)   (writer) 1929 $4.37M 6.8 (1,811)
AKAs:
  • The Broadway Melody of 1929 (USA: alternative title)
- 76. Under the Black Eagle (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 77. Outcast Souls (1928) (adaptation) (story) 1928 - -
- 78. The Law of the Range (1928) (story) 1928 - 3.4 (13)
- 79. Burning Up Broadway (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 80. Broadway Nights (1927) (story) 1927 - 6.6 (7)
- 81. Man Bait (1927) (story) 1927 - -
- 82. Hearts and Spangles (1926) (story) 1926 - -
- 83. The Love Bandit (1924) (play "The Love Bandit") 1924 - -
Actor
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- 1. Frisco Waterfront (1935)   Johnson 1935 - -
AKAs:
  • When We Look Back (UK)
- 2. Make a Million (1935) Moxey 1935 - 5.8 (11)
- 3. The Mystery Man (1935) T. Fulton Whistler 1935 - 5.7 (14)
Director
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- 1. Exposure (1932) 1932 - -
- 2. Copy (1929) 1929 - 5.6 (36)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Playwright: "The Love Bandit" (filmed as The Love Bandit (1924)). more
Genres:
Western | Drama | Romance | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Male Female Relationship | Murder | B Movie more

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