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Writing

Norman Houston

Career

Active from 1926 to 1952, busiest in 1929 and 1940 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Norman Houston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 13
  • Historical Setting 11
  • Western 7
  • Good vs. Evil 6
  • Justice 5
  • Good vs Evil 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Western Adventure 3
  • Action 3
  • Black and White 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Desert Passage
Desert Passage (1952)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Road Agent
Road Agent (1952)

Writer

Target
Target (1952)

Writer

Pistol Harvest
Pistol Harvest (1951)

Screenplay

Riders of the Range
Riders of the Range (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Dynamite Pass
Dynamite Pass (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Rio Grande Patrol
Rio Grande Patrol (1950)

Writer

Border Treasure
Border Treasure (1950)

Writer

1940s

31 titles ยท average score 56
Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Western Heritage
Western Heritage (1948)

Screenplay

Trail Street
Trail Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Code of the West
Code of the West (1947)

Writer

West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)

Screenplay

A Game of Death
A Game of Death (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Nevada
Nevada (1944)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

Story

Buckskin Frontier
Buckskin Frontier (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)

Story

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

1930s

26 titles ยท average score 57
In Old Caliente
In Old Caliente (1939)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert (1939)

Screenplay

Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Heart of Arizona
Heart of Arizona (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Story

The Frontiersmen
The Frontiersmen (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Cassidy of Bar 20
Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Cavalcade of the West
Cavalcade of the West (1936)

Story, Screenplay

High Tension
High Tension (1936)

Story

Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)

Dialogue, Screenplay

No Living Witness
No Living Witness (1932)

Screenplay

Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love (1931)

Writer

1920s

14 titles ยท average score 51
Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Copy
Copy (1929)

Director

Wall Street
Wall Street (1929)

Screenplay

The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody (1929)
GoodWatch score 47

Dialogue

Broadway Scandals
Broadway Scandals (1929)

Writer

The College Coquette
The College Coquette (1929)

Dialogue, Screenplay

Times Square
Times Square (1929)

Story

Hurricane
Hurricane (1929)

Additional Dialogue

Under the Black Eagle
Under the Black Eagle (1928)

Story

Burning Up Broadway
Burning Up Broadway (1928)

Story

Broadway Nights
Broadway Nights (1927)

Story

Man Bait
Man Bait (1927)

Writer