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Houston Branch is a Scriptwriter American born on 5 march 1899 at Saint Paul (USA)

Houston Branch

Houston Branch
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Nationality USA
Birth 5 march 1899 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 1 january 1968 (at 68 years)

Houston Branch (5 March 1899 – January, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 50 films between 1927 and 1958.

He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Best films

Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon
(1944)
(Story)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Houston Branch (33 films)

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Scriptwriter

Sierra Baron
Sierra Baron (1958)
, 1h20
Directed by James B. Clark
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam, Mala Powers, Steve Brodie, Lee Morgan
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.9425352.9425352.9425352.9425352.942535
In 1848, a rancher, Miguel Delmonte (Rick Jason) tries to protect his Princessa Spanish land grant, after his father was killed, from American landgrabbers. Real estate agent Rufus Bynum (Steve Brodie, hires a Texas gunfighter Jack McCracken (Brian Keith) to kill the man. The gunfighter ends up falling in love with the rancher's sister Felicia (Rita Gam).
Sweethearts on Parade
Sweethearts on Parade (1953)
, 1h30
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Lucille Norman, Bill Shirley, Estelita Rodríguez, Clinton Sundberg, Harry Carey, Jr., Irving Bacon
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.3391253.3391253.3391253.3391253.339125
Dans les années 1870, à Kokomo (Indiana). Sylvia Townsend vit avec sa mère Kathleen, qui enseigne la musique aux enfants de la ville. Kathleen est courtisée par le docteur, Harold Wayne, dont le fils est amoureux de Sylvia.
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier (1952)
, 1h18
Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady, Lee Van Cleef, Minor Watson, Fess Parker
Roles Story
Rating61% 3.052373.052373.052373.052373.05237
Glenn Denbow tries to have the best of both worlds, ruthlessly shooting any homesteader who gets in his way, then marrying the only eyewitness, Jane Stevens.
River Lady
River Lady (1948)
, 1h18
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Rod Cameron, Helena Carter, Lloyd Gough, Florence Bates
Roles Novel
Rating59% 2.998382.998382.998382.998382.99838
In the 1850s, in a logging town on the Mississippi River, a conflict exists between the people of a mill town and the lumberjacks who work downriver. Romance and deceit are catalyzed by the arrival of the gambling riverboat, River Lady, owned by a beautiful woman called Sequin.
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest (1947)
, 1h32
Directed by Tay Garnett, Charles C. Coleman, Byron Haskin, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Erdman, Allen Jenkins
Roles Story
Rating64% 3.237353.237353.237353.237353.23735
Joe Madigan's crew harvests wheat for farmers. Jim Davis, a good mechanic who irresponsibly drinks and gambles too much, is fired by his friend, but atones with a heroic act during a fire.
Girls of the Big House
Girls of the Big House (1945)
, 1h8
Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine, Marion Martin, Adele Mara, Tom Keene, Geraldine Wall
Rating62% 3.1133753.1133753.1133753.1133753.113375
Pour ne pas salir le nom de son père, la naïve fille d'un professeur de collège provincial, victime d'un escroc, se retrouve dans un pénitencier féminin pour cas difficiles.
Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
, 1h23
Directed by Randolph Scott, William A. Seiter, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore, Bob Burns, Bob Burns, Charles Winninger
Roles Story
Rating53% 2.659742.659742.659742.659742.65974
In a Yukon town called Malemute, a saloon owned by "Honest" John Calhoun gets a new star performer, Belle De Valle, while he's away. A stranger in town, Sam Slade, offers to keep an eye on things until the boss returns, while saloon manager Pop Candless and crooked town marshal Maitland keep a suspicious eye on him.
Block Busters
Block Busters (1944)
, 1h
Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, William Benedict, Noah Beery Sr., Harry Langdon
Roles Writer
Rating53% 2.6599652.6599652.6599652.6599652.659965
After an afternoon of playing baseball, Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey) and the East Side Kids gang arrive at the door of their clubhouse, where a man named Higgins (silent comedian Harry Langdon, in one of his last film appearances) is removing their "East Side Club" sign. Higgins explains that the owner of the place plans to rent it to some "respectable" tenants. When Muggs learns that the new tenants are due to examine the place at noon the following day, he plans to frighten them away by picking a fight with Butch (Billy Benedict) and the Five Pointers, a rival gang.
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
, 1h9
Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Frank Puglia, Evelyn Brent, George Lloyd, Lucien Prival
Rating59% 2.9973252.9973252.9973252.9973252.997325
Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office without a mark on him with several witnesses testifying Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.
Men in Exile
Men in Exile (1937)
, 58minutes
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Dick Purcell, June Travis, Victor Varconi, Olin Howland, Veda Ann Borg, Alan Baxter
Roles Story
Rating56% 2.8123252.8123252.8123252.8123252.812325
Jimmy Carmody, ancien chauffeur de taxi, est impliqué dans un vol de bijoux et une tentative d'assassinat. Grâce à un ancien ami, il peut fuir et se réfugier sur une île des Caraïbes, où le passé des hommes est oublié. Il retrouve Rocky Crane qui lui propose de prendre part à une contrebande d'armes, lesquelles sont destinées à un groupe de révoltés afin de renverser le dictateur local, un certain colonel Gomez…