In The Houston Story Gene Barry plays an oil company executive who has come up
with an interesting idea for robbing the oil fields of crude. But he needs
operating money and a lot of it. His torch singer girl friend Barbara Hale puts him
in touch with some local Houston wise guys and upon that our story begins.
Barry wants to slant or side drill some existing oil fields. You might remember in the Paul Newman film The Drowning Pool, oil millionaire Murray Hamilton makes some illusions to slant drilling. Basically it's drilling into an existing pool on an angle and pumping out hat you need.
The big surprise her is Barbara Hale best known as Della Street on the Perry Mason series. She's one sultry chanteuse and she's good. But they should gave dubbed her singing of Put The Blame On Mame as they did for Rita Hayworth. Hale just is not a good singer.
Edward Arnold is a mid level hood in the Houston organized crime scene and Paul Richards as usual does a fine job as a torpedo for hire.
As for Barry he does good for a while, but in the end he's batting way out of his league.
Barry wants to slant or side drill some existing oil fields. You might remember in the Paul Newman film The Drowning Pool, oil millionaire Murray Hamilton makes some illusions to slant drilling. Basically it's drilling into an existing pool on an angle and pumping out hat you need.
The big surprise her is Barbara Hale best known as Della Street on the Perry Mason series. She's one sultry chanteuse and she's good. But they should gave dubbed her singing of Put The Blame On Mame as they did for Rita Hayworth. Hale just is not a good singer.
Edward Arnold is a mid level hood in the Houston organized crime scene and Paul Richards as usual does a fine job as a torpedo for hire.
As for Barry he does good for a while, but in the end he's batting way out of his league.