Billy House
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Billy House (May 7, 1889 – September 23, 1961) was an US vaudevillian, Broadway performer and feature film actor. After devoting most of his career to live performance, he moved to Hollywood where he became a supporting actor during the 1940s and 1950s. According to Orson Welles, the name "Billy House" was likely an invention for use in burlesque theatres.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 10.773 |
| Birthday | 1889-05-06 |
| Place of Birth | Mankato, Minnesota, USA |
| Also Known As | William H. Comstock, |
1958
Touch of Evil
7.773/1383
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along...
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Touch of Evil
1950
Where Danger Lives
6.3/48
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to...
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Where Danger Lives
1946
The Stranger
7.252/556
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of...
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The Stranger
1946
Bedlam
6.5/76
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they wer...
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Bedlam
1959
Imitation of Life
7.431/269
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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Imitation of Life
1948
Inner Sanctum
5/26
A killer hides out in a small-town boarding house.
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Inner Sanctum
1931
Smart Money
6.9/22
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
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Smart Money
1958
The Fountain of Youth
6.2/13
A couple is conflicted when they are offered a chance at youth. Based on John Collier's short story “Youth from Vienna”.
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The Fountain of Youth
1951
Santa Fe
6.8/22
After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
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Santa Fe
1956
Naked Gun
6.8/6
Don Pablo Salazar steals a fortune in jewels from an Indian tribe and an Aztec medicine man puts a curse on the jewels until they are returned. Years...
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Naked Gun
1937
Merry Go Round of 1938
5/1
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
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Merry Go Round of 1938
1931
God's Gift to Women
5/7
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health.
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God's Gift to Women
1952
Outlaw Women
4.4/5
A old west town run by women. All the town's business is controlled by a woman gambler who tries not to succumb to the allure of a handsome and persi...
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Outlaw Women
1931
The Reckless Hour
7/2
Seduced and abandoned, with child, by a charming cad, a former New York fashion model learns to detest the male race in general until befriended by a...
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The Reckless Hour
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
4.8/7
The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition.
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Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1931
Expensive Women
4.8/5
A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.
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Expensive Women
1945
Thrill of a Romance
6.2/6
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
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Thrill of a Romance
1947
The Egg and I
6.9/38
World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While...
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The Egg and I
1952
Aladdin and His Lamp
0/0
A poor young man finds a lamp with a genie trapped inside. The genie promises to grant the man three wishes if he frees him from the lamp.
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Aladdin and His Lamp
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.3/15
Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a not...
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The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
Trail Street
6.4/11
Bat Masterson cleans up Liberal, Kansas.
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Trail Street
1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
6/1
The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh, the manager of Joe Palooka trying to talk h...
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Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1951
People Will Talk
7.089/84
Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of Professor Elwell, who disdains Praetorius's unorthodo...
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People Will Talk
1957
Tricks of Our Trade
0/0
With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-ho...
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Tricks of Our Trade
1951
Silver City
6.5/8
Having masterminded the hold up of his company office, a mining engineer is barred from the industry. He then sets up shop as an assayer, scheming to...
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