Studio: Sony Pictures Releasing
Rating: PG
Running time: 79 minutes
Available Format: 16mm
Directed by William Castle (House on Haunted Hill), this gritty film noir stars Gene Barry (TV’s Burke’s Law) as Frank Duncan, a crooked driller looking to steal oil from a Houston field. Duncan enlists mobster Paul Atlas (Edward Arnold, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington); to help him pull off the scam. Duncan finds himself involved with double-crosses, dirty deals and violent criminals, all to try to collect his bounty - five million dollars.
Also featuring Barbara Hale (TV’s Perry Mason) THE HOUSTON STORY is a compelling crime tale about a man willing to do whatever it takes to make it rich.