Biography
John Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...
Nevada Smith
1966
as Doctor
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and...
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Minister
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of ...
Rendezvous in Space
1964
as Priest
This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the Martin-...
The Gun Hawk
1963
as Drunk - Madden's father
When his town-drunk father is killed by the Sully brothers, gunfighter Blaine Madden exacts his revenge but has to flee, aided by a young aspiring gun...
Lover Come Back
1961
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out ...
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Inspector McCrary
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying ...
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
Houseboat
1958
as Mr. William Farnsworth
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Charles Summerton
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
The Hired Gun
1957
as Mace Beldon
A rich Texan hires a gunman (Rory Calhoun) to bring an escaped woman (Anne Francis) back to hang.
Comanche
1956
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Common efforts of the U.S. government and the Comanche nation to negotiate a peace treaty are sabotaged by renegade Indians and by the short-sighted I...
The Wild Dakotas
1956
as Morgan Wheeler
When Aaron Baring signs on as wagon master for a group of settlers headed to Montana's Powder River Valley, his dictatorial style soon creates problem...
Runaway Daughters
1956
as George Barton
Three teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted with an easy, carefree life they soon pass from misdem...
Texas Lady
1955
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. He...
The Kentuckian
1955
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Emmett Devery
Marc Hill is the attorney for Emmet Devrey, a real estate developer with a past, who is being blackmailed by his former partner Sam Baggett. When Sam'...
Sitting Bull
1954
as Wilford Howell
Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with violence, resulting in the famous Last Stand at Litt...
Jack Slade
1953
as Judge Davidson
A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge.
Montana Belle
1952
as Matt Towner
Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who falls for her. So do gang member Mac and wealthy saloo...
Scaramouche
1952
as Dr. Dubuque
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Jet Job
1952
as Sam Bentley
Joe Kovak is a test pilot for military-aircraft designer Sam Bentley, who thinks of Joe as a son. A competing plane company is seeking the same Army c...
Flight to Mars
1951
as Dr. Lane
Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.
Little Egypt
1951
as Shuster
A belly dancer causes a scandal with her suggestive dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.
Two Dollar Bettor
1951
as John Hewitt
An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as John Erickson (uncredited)
A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and the cruelty of hazing.
The Texas Rangers
1951
as John B. Jones
It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to c...
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Uncle George
Pretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben Castle out of trouble in Las Vegas. Despite his many f...
Cuban Fireball
1951
as Pomeroy Sr.
Cuban Fireball is a vehicle for the combustible talents of Estelita Rodriguez, here cast as "herself." The plot finds Estelita arriving in Los Angeles...
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Watkins
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime bus...
The Sundowners
1950
as John Gall
Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.
Woman in Hiding
1950
as John Chandler
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident. But Deborah is alive, if n...
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Capt. Billings
A female police detective enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and learn the identity of the leader of a stolen goods racket.
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Hugh Mitchell
A lost dog tries to find his way back to his beloved master in the final film of the Rusty series.
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Colonel Logan
In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Colonel Pascal
Captain Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir's daughter to her father's mountain citadel and find out what he c...
Rusty Saves a Life
1949
as Hugh Mitchell
Rusty, portrayed by a very busy canine thespian named Flame, does exactly what the film's title says he does. But before this prophecy can be fulfille...
Shamrock Hill
1949
as Ralph Judson
A young girl holds a special place in her heart for a place called Shamrock HIll, and she tries to stop it from having a television station built on i...
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Lon Lansdell
The Cisco Kid and Pancho set off to find the missing owner of a devoted little dog in this western adventure. From the vanished man's sister, the hero...
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life, Penny resists all efforts to cope with her handica...
Triple Threat
1948
An arrogant college football player turns professional, taking his bad attitude with him.
Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent pr...
Key Largo
1948
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and ...
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Horton
While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but leaves her behind when he returns to the U.S. The F...
Smart Woman
1948
as Clark
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
My Dog Rusty
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Webb Wargate
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorne...
Christmas Eve
1947
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three l...
Heaven Only Knows
1947
as Reverend Wainwright
Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-bitten gambling boss Brian Donlevy rules his front...
The Guilty
1947
as Alex Tremholt
Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Tom Clancy
Comedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his daughter's romance with a serviceman.
The Beginning or the End
1947
as K.T. Keller
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
Lighthouse
1947
as Hank Armitage
Two men and a woman form a triangle confined by a lighthouse.
Swell Guy
1946
as Arthur Tyler
Perception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true nature until a climatic redemption.
Sister Kenny
1946
as Medical Director
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validi...
Okay for Sound
1946
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 Augus...
The Return of Rusty
1946
as Hugh Mitchell
A young Czechoslovak orphan, Loddy Bicek, befriended by an American army sergeant, is brought into the United States as a stowaway by the soldier. He ...
She Wrote the Book
1946
as Dean Fowler
A plain-Jane math professor (Joan Davis) at a small midwestern college is talked into journeying to New York on behalf of a colleague who has written ...
Night in Paradise
1946
as Archon
Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as Lt. Roberts
This drama is an updated version of Ulmer's 1944 film Bluebeard. It is set in New York and follows the exploits of an eccentric Parisian painter who h...
Smooth as Silk
1946
as Stephen Elliott
An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.
San Antonio
1945
as Charlie Bell
Rancher Clay Hardin arrives in San Antonio to search for and capture Roy Stuart, notorious leader of a gang of cattle rustlers. The vicious outlaw is ...
The Enchanted Forest
1945
as Ed Henderson
Pastoral fantasy about a hermit who prefers the serene company of the woods and its denizens to the world outside.
Northwest Trail
1945
as Sergeant Means
Mountie Matt O'Brien is assigned to escort Miss Owens to a remote outpost. But when he finds an illegal mining operation there that is smuggling gold ...
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The notorious Dalton Boys have decided to go straight and move to Argentina. Just before they leave, they learn of a friend whose land is about to be ...
The Crimson Canary
1945
as Roger Quinn
When a conniving female singer turns up dead, with the evidence pointing to the band’s drummer, jazz trumpeter Danny Brooks attempts to clear him—only...
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Inspector Dawes
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as General Lee
During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she is accused of being a spy. She ends up in a lawle...
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Swearengen Jones
Monty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns that he has inherited $8 million from a distant relat...
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Dr. Mason
Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the docto...
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Frank Baldrich
A young woman, a trio of singers, and a mystery writer are among the guests at a house long-considered to be haunted.
My Buddy
1944
as Father Jim Donnelly
A priest relates the tale of his friend, a WWI veteran, to the Post-War Planning Committee. Unable to get a job upon his return from the war, he puts ...
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Teenager Henry Aldrich and his pal Dizzy decide to try and earn extra money by starting a babysitting service.
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
as Mr. Aldrich
High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher.
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944
as Sam Aldrich
Henry and his pal Dizzy become Boy Scout leaders, but a spoiled brat in their troop quickly proves to cause them no end of trouble.
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Judge Edmonds
Judy Wilson (Gale Storm), feeling neglected because both of her parents are working in defense plants, meets and falls in love with Danny Chester (Jac...
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943
as Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich and his high-school pals investigate a local haunted house.
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Dr. Harrison
During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped beh...
Submarine Base
1943
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Ship engineer Jim Taggert is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by Joe Morgan, an American gangster that found New York too hot for him, and has b...
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943
as Mr. Aldrich
Teenager Henry Aldrich decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal forbids the student band from playing swing music.
Crime Doctor
1943
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to become a Physician and the country's leading criminal...
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as Sam Aldrich
Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleve...
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Dr. Blaine
An actor becomes a suspect in the murders of four New Yorkers injected with rattlesnake venom.
Madame Spy
1942
as Peter Rolf
Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister. Returning to the US, Bannister becomes suspicious when Joan begins kee...
The Boss of Big Town
1942
as Michael Lynn
Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a welcome harbor for character actors who aspired to...
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942
as Sam Aldrich
Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero...
Invisible Agent
1942
as John Gardiner
The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.
Men of Texas
1942
as Colonel Colbert Scott
A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in post-Civil War Texas.
For the Common Defense!
1942
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent tr...
March On, America!
1942
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
The story of America from the Pilgrims in 1620 to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Americans always working for freedom.
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Sam Aldrich
After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the replacement cash the boat's owner demands. The catch: H...
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Norman Hadley
A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Henri Beauvais
A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.
Kid Glove Killer
1942
as Matty
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
A journalist finds out, that a plantation owner he meets is a gangster the police is looking for, who has changed his face with plastic surgery.
Soldiers in White
1942
as Charles Anthony
A young intern is drafted and placed in the Army Medical Corps as a buck private and is none too happy about it. Injured, he is placed in the hospital...
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
as Spencer Merlin
A movie serial in 12 Chapters: US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of Tangita Island, near Pearl Harbor, where a ring of saboteurs is tryin...
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. ...
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains th...
Henry Aldrich for President
1941
as Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president.
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Tim Gordon
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortu...
The Big Boss
1941
as Bob Dugan
Why did the Governor want to resign?
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as John Wade
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Mr. West
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense lawyer acts wrongly against them, and is replaced ...
Father's Son
1941
as William Emory
A young boy seeks love and understanding from his cold, demanding father.
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Martin
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assign...
March On, Marines
1940
as Colonel Myers
Marine Sergeant Bob Lansing has just completed a tour of duty in the Pacific and is off to study at the Officer's Academy in Annapolis if he passes th...
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Charles Bryant
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Dr. Mark Stone
Carpet-sweeper manufacturer John Bower has no patience with inefficiency, lawyers, or vacuum cleaners. He's a bit of a skinflint, too. His family thin...
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Committee Chairman
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Money and the Woman
1940
as Jerremy Helm
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
They Drive by Night
1940
as Harry McNamara
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distri...
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
as District Attorney Dickson
A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients are mostly mobsters.
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice.
Murder in the Air
1940
as Saxby
Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo found in a train wreck had a money belt with $50,...
Men Without Souls
1940
as Reverend Thomas Storm
A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of revenge.
Flight Angels
1940
as Dr. Barclay
Federal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves when a doctor says his eyesight is failing. Aided by Mary Norv...
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Quigley
A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.
It All Came True
1940
as Mr. Roberts
After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house...
Virginia City
1940
as Marshall
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confedera...
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Chaplain
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Captain Mangan
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove hi...
A Child Is Born
1939
as Dr. Brett
A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Dr. Flegg
When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multip...
On Dress Parade
1939
as Col. Michael Riker
The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.
One Hour To Live
1939
as Rudolph Spain
Gangsters and police cross each other, including murder, in an attempt to cover up crimes.
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Prosecutor
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter l...
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Carson Drew
Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Patrick Henry
This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figur...
Old Glory
1939
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Carson Drew
When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided by boyfriend Ted, helps her lawyer father expose the re...
Dodge City
1939
as Matt Cole
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
On Trial
1939
as Robert Strickland
An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect his wife's (Margaret Lindsay) honor was justified.
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Attorney Carey
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, F...
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal a...
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Carson Drew
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew's daughter...
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Commander Clark
Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give...
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Bill Appleton
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
The Declaration of Independence
1938
as Thomas Jefferson
This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Co...
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Carson Drew
After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Stan Dowling
Three women who grew up in an orphanage cross paths later in life: one unhappily married with a young daughter, one an office secretary, and one a nig...
Valley of the Giants
1938
as Hendricks
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceed...
My Bill
1938
as John C. Rudlin
An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
Over the Wall
1938
as Father Neil Connor
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.
Jezebel
1938
as Jean La Cour
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Jim Blake
Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself to save his marriage.
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Mr. Post, banker
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Ralph Ferris
Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a new method developed during the gold rush of the 1...
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Inspector Lane
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
The Man Without a Country
1937
as Lt. Philip Nolan
This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At his court martial he is sentenced to lifetime exile a...
Alcatraz Island
1937
as 'Gat' Brady
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Charpentier
A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins...
Back in Circulation
1937
as Dr. Eugene Forde
Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express get...
Slim
1937
as Wyatt Ranstead
Expert lineman Red takes Farm-boy Slim under his wing and teaches him the dangerous, migratory trade of putting up transmission lines. They both love ...
Marked Woman
1937
as Gordon
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
Midnight Court
1937
as Victor Shanley
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.
Black Legion
1937
as Tommy Smith
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates fore...
Give Me Liberty
1936
as Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
as Mike Phelan
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among...
Wayward
1932
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Story of a mother's antagonism to her son's wife. Based on the novel "Wild Beauty" by Mateel Howe Farnham.
On the Border
1930
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
A Mexico/United States border patrol officer is aided by his police dog, Rinty.
Oh Darling!
1930
At a small hotel, Judith Barrett and Norman Peck are eloping; John Litel and Addie MacPhail are quarreling because of his constant jealousy; and Eva T...
Don't Believe It
1930
as Dick
Before taking his wife to a play called Florida, Jimmie gets drunk and winds up on a beach in the state of Florida, instead. When he returns, his wife...
Always Faithful
1929
as Wayne
The wife and secretary of a mine operator attempt to conceal their romantic affair.
Finders Keepers
1929
as (as John B. Litel)
This Vitaphone one-reel short, written by the author of "Show-Off", George Kelly
The Sleeping Porch
1929
The doctor prescribes fresh air for a man with a bad cold. His wife is determined to comply with the doctor's orders even if it kills him.