Renée Houston

Renée Houston

Renée Houston (24 July 1902 - 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles. Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as Katherina Houston Gribbin she toured music halls and revues with her sister Billie Houston as the "Houston Sisters". In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year before The Jazz Singer). Houston married three times, the second was to the actor Pat Aherne, the brother of Brian Aherne. Her third husband was the actor Donald Stewart. In her later years, she specialised in "battleaxe" roles, notably as shop steward Vic Spanner's (Kenneth Cope) formidable mother in Carry On at Your Convenience (1971). She published her autobiography in 1974 which was entitled Don't Fence Me In. Houston was also in the early episodes of radio's The Clitheroe Kid and a regular guest on radio panel show The Petticoat Line chaired by Anona Winn. She died in London at the age of 77 on 9 February 1980. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Renée Houston
  • Popularity: 1.55
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1902-07-24
  • Place of Birth: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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  • Also Known As: Renee Houston, Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin
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Renée Houston Movies

  • 1966
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    Cul-de-sac

    Cul-de-sac

    6.8 1966 HD

    A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially unwilling...

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  • 1965
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    Repulsion

    Repulsion

    7.411 1965 HD

    Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen,...

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  • 1964
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    Carry On Spying

    Carry On Spying

    6.5 1964 HD

    Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie...

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  • 1944
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    Two Thousand Women

    Two Thousand Women

    6.8 1944 HD

    During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.

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  • 1975
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    Legend of the Werewolf

    Legend of the Werewolf

    5.3 1975 HD

    A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. He runs...

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  • 1957
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    Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

    6.6 1957 HD

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of...

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  • 1958
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    The Horse's Mouth

    The Horse's Mouth

    6.75 1958 HD

    Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse...

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  • 1962
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    The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

    6.4 1962 HD

    A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is...

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  • 1963
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    Carry On Cabby

    Carry On Cabby

    6.475 1963 HD

    Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife. Suddenly a fleet of rival taxis appears...

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  • 1971
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    Carry On at Your Convenience

    Carry On at Your Convenience

    6.1 1971 HD

    At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed...

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  • 1960
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    The Flesh and the Fiends

    The Flesh and the Fiends

    6.5 1960 HD

    Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find...

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  • 1956
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    A Town Like Alice

    A Town Like Alice

    6.3 1956 HD

    In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no...

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  • 1958
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    The Nice Americans

    The Nice Americans

    1 1958 HD

    American airman loves English girl whose father refuses permission for their marriage out of hatred for all Yankees.

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  • 1961
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    Watch It, Sailor!

    Watch It, Sailor!

    6.5 1961 HD

    Sailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal reasons. Everyone, including his domineering...

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  • 1943
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    The Peterville Diamond

    The Peterville Diamond

    5.3 1943 HD

    Frantic farce involving a neglected wife, a stolen diamond and four identical briefcases.

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  • 1955
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    Track the Man Down

    Track the Man Down

    5.8 1955 HD

    A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.

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  • 1966
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    The Spy with a Cold Nose

    The Spy with a Cold Nose

    3.3 1966 HD

    A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British...

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  • 1962
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    Out of the Fog

    Out of the Fog

    6.3 1962 HD

    Scotland Yard is thrown into an uproar when a mad killer begins knocking off beautiful young blondes.

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  • 1961
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    No, My Darling Daughter

    No, My Darling Daughter

    6.3 1961 HD

    A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a mysterious young man.

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  • 1966
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    Secrets of a Windmill Girl

    Secrets of a Windmill Girl

    3 1966 HD

    One Windmill girl tells the tragic history of another who took to drink and, finally, killed herself after working in strip clubs.

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  • 1934
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    Mister Cinders

    Mister Cinders

    1 1934 HD

    The Cinderella story is reversed in this light-hearted adaptation, with Cinders a young man who eventually wins the 'princess' – in this case,...

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  • 1958
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    The Key

    The Key

    6 1958 HD

    In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives...

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  • 1939
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    A Girl Must Live

    A Girl Must Live

    4.3 1939 HD

    A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.

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  • 1960
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    And the Same to You

    And the Same to You

    5.6 1960 HD

    Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify his disapproving uncle, Dickie embarks on an...

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  • 1951
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    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    5.9 1951 HD

    Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff....

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  • 1933
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    Radio Parade

    Radio Parade

    1 1933 HD

    Radio Parade (1933) is a variety film featuring such stars of the time as Clapham and Dwyer, Gert and Daisy, Reginald Gardiner, Florence Desmond, and...

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  • 1933
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    Their Night Out

    Their Night Out

    1 1933 HD

    An evening of cocktails and frolicking lands a chap in hot water when he's suspected of masterminding a criminal gang!

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  • 1941
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    Old Bill and Son

    Old Bill and Son

    6.5 1941 HD

    Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to...

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  • 1961
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    Three on a Spree

    Three on a Spree

    5.3 1961 HD

    A young man will inherit a huge fortune--8 million pounds--but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That's what...

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  • 1969
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    The Comic

    The Comic

    1 1969 HD

    The story of a comedian with a talent close to genius but with an insecurity problem.

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  • 1963
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    The Rescue Squad

    The Rescue Squad

    1 1963 HD

    A party of children playing on a moor lose their toy aeroplane which flies through the window of a lonely tower. A multitude of objects found in the...

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  • 1967
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    River Rivals

    River Rivals

    1 1967 HD

    Two families and their children are rivals in a forthcoming race for do-it-yourself boat builders. (7 episodes, each 14-21 minutes.)

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  • 1934
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    Lost In The Legion

    Lost In The Legion

    1 1934 HD

    Two ship's cooks get lost in the desert and unwittingly enroll in the Foreign Legion!

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  • 1943
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    Down Melody Lane

    Down Melody Lane

    1 1943 HD

    The story of a Variety Theatre, illustrated by performers from its past.

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  • 1966
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    The Idol

    The Idol

    4.9 1966 HD

    A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.

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  • 1932
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    Come Into My Parlour

    Come Into My Parlour

    1 1932 HD

    A British crime film directed by John Longden

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  • 1936
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    Happy Days Are Here Again

    Happy Days Are Here Again

    1 1936 HD

    A pair of sisters have ambitions to take to the stage when they realize that their parent's act is finished.

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  • 1954
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    The Belles of St. Trinian's

    The Belles of St. Trinian's

    6.2 1954 HD

    The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when...

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  • 1962
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    Twice Round the Daffodils

    Twice Round the Daffodils

    6.6 1962 HD

    Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston,...

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  • 1963
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    Nurse on Wheels

    Nurse on Wheels

    5.7 1963 HD

    Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes...

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  • 1962
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    Tomorrow at Ten

    Tomorrow at Ten

    6.2 1962 HD

    A British policeman (John Gregson) tries to find a rich man's (Alec Clunes) son before a kidnapper's (Robert Shaw) time bomb blows.

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  • 1958
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    The Big Money

    The Big Money

    6.4 1958 HD

    Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is...

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  • 1937
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    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    1 1937 HD

    A Scottish shop-girl gets mixed up with crooks then has to pose as the mistress of the Crown Prince of Boravia.

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  • 1936
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    Happy Days Are Here Again

    Happy Days Are Here Again

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1962
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    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    6 1962 HD

    Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella ‘Country...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1960
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    6.9 1960 HD

    BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch...

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  • 1969
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    Doctor in the House

    Doctor in the House

    4.3 1969 HD

    The misadventures of a group of medical students.

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