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 | 0.3318 |
| Birthday | 1889-05-06 |
| Place of Birth | Mankato, Minnesota, USA |
| Also Known As | William H. Comstock, |
1958
Touch of Evil
7.748/1583
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, sett...
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Touch of Evil
1950
Where Danger Lives
6.447/57
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
7.2/637
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
6.62/83
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
7.468/316
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
1951
Silver City
6.577/13
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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Silver City
1948
Inner Sanctum
5.017/29
A killer hides out in a small-town boarding house.
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Inner Sanctum
1931
Smart Money
6.81/29
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
6.188/16
A darkly comic fable about vanity and desire, "The Fountain of Youth" follows a newly married couple whose relationship is destabilized by the arrival...
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The Fountain of Youth
1951
Santa Fe
6.827/26
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
6.444/9
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
7.5/2
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
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Merry Go Round of 1938
1931
God's Gift to Women
4.778/9
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
4.778/9
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
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
1931
The Reckless Hour
7/3
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
5.278/9
The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition.
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Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1931
Expensive Women
5.667/6
A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.
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Expensive Women
1945
Thrill of a Romance
6.571/7
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
7.063/48
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
9/1
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
6.158/19
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
6.538/13
Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range...
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Trail Street
1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
8/2
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
7.139/97
A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy by her ex, a military reservist killed in action.
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