Virginia Huston was a film actress.

Born Virginia Houston in Wisner, Nebraska

Wisner, Nebraska

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, Huston appeared in many 1940s and 1950s films noir and adventure films. Signing with RKO in 1945, her first film was opposite George Raft

George Raft

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 in Nocturne

Nocturne (1946 film)

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. Her singing voice in the nightclub was redubbed by a singer. Huston was the ninth actress to play Jane

Jane Porter (Tarzan)

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, appearing in Tarzan's Peril (1951). Her other films include Out of the Past

Out of the Past

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(released in the UK as Build My Gallows High) (1947), in which she plays Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

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's girlfriend; The Racket

The Racket (1951 film)

The Racket is a 1951 remake of the the 1928 film The Racket. This film noir-style black-and-white film was directed by John Cromwell with uncredited directing help from Nicholas Ray and Mel Ferrer. The police crime drama is based on a popular Bartlett Cormack play. The Racket is a 1951 remake of...

(1951); and Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

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(1952). Huston suffered a broken back in an automobile accident, which disrupted her career at its peak - when she returned, she dropped to minor roles and "B"-level films.

Huston retired from films after her marriage to a wealthy real estate agent; she died of cancer in 1981.