The Houston Story

The Houston Story

Terror Over Texas!

1956•1h 19m•5.5/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

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5.5/10(6)

A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.

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Production

Clover Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gene Barry

Gene Barry

Frank Duncan

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Zoe Crane

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Paul Atlas

Paul Richards

Paul Richards

Gordon Shay

Jeanne Cooper

Jeanne Cooper

Madge

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Louie Phelan

John Zaremba

John Zaremba

Emile Constant

Chris Alcaide

Chris Alcaide

Chris Barker

Jack Littlefield

Willie Lucas (as Jack V. Littlefield)

Paul Levitt

Duke

Fred Krone

Marsh

Pete Kellett

Kalo

Claudia Bryar

Claudia Bryar

Clara Phelan (uncredited)

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