John Litel

John Litel

December 30, 1892

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 ap…

Known For

29 titles
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Jezebel

Jezebel

1938 · 1h 44m · Movie

In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.

7.4
2
Houseboat

Houseboat

1958 · 1h 50m · Movie

A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.

6.6
3
The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 · 1h 56m · Movie

The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair, a Jewish army officer who is accused of treason.

7.1
4
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940 · 1h 35m · Movie

When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.

7.2
5
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 · 2h 16m · Movie

New York bootlegger Dave the Dude and his girlfriend Elizabeth "Queenie" Martin try to turn boozy street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when Annie learns that her daughter Louise is marrying the son of a Spanish count.

7.1
6
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · 2h 22m · Movie

A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.

7.2
7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 · 1h 45m · Movie

When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.

6.0
8
Dodge City

Dodge City

1939 · 1h 44m · Movie

A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.

7.1
9
Pitfall

Pitfall

1948 · 1h 26m · Movie

Married insurance adjuster John Forbes falls for femme fatale Mona Stevens while her boyfriend is in jail and all suffer serious consequences as a result.

7.1
10
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · 1h 50m · Movie

In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume.

6.2
11
Black Legion

Black Legion

1937 · 1h 23m · Movie

A hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he's seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

6.9
12
Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957 · 1h 17m · Movie

Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier.

6.8
13
The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

1955 · 1h 44m · Movie

A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.

6.2
14
Virginia City

Virginia City

1940 · 2h 1m · Movie

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate prison and is sent to Virginia City, Nevada, where he finds out that the former commander of his prison, Vance Irby, is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confeder...

6.8
15
Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent

1942 · 1h 21m · Movie

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.

5.9
16
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 · 1h 25m · Movie

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

7.0
17
The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X

1939 · 1h 3m · Movie

A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.

5.7
18
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950 · 1h 42m · Movie

Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him.

7.1
19
So Proudly We Hail!

So Proudly We Hail!

1943 · 2h 6m · Movie

A group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.

7.4
20
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940 · 1h 30m · Movie

Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.

6.6
21
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1945 · 1h 19m · Movie

Penniless WWII soldier Monty Brewster inherits $8 million but must spend $1 million in under two months before his 30th birthday to get the rest, leading to an outrageous spending spree and everyone thinking he's lost his mind.

6.6
22
Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

1951 · 1h 12m · Movie

Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.

5.1
23
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939 · 1h 28m · Movie

Joe Bell, wrongly imprisoned for burglary, gets released to a prison farm. His romance with the foreman's daughter leads to the foreman's accidental death. Fearing disbelief, Bell flees with the daughter, Mabel.

6.8
24
The Guilty

The Guilty

1947 · 1h 11m · Movie

Two guys sharing an apartment meet twin girls (both Bonita Granville). One's sweet, the other a major piece of bad news. The nice one is murdered and her boyfriend is accused of the crime. The wrong man/wrong victim plot strikes a...

6.3
25
The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1951 · 1h 14m · Movie

In 1874, unable to eliminate a gang of notorious outlaws, the Texas Rangers hire two former convicts to assist with the tracking and the destruction of the Sam Bass gang.

6.2
26
Mystery of Marie Roget

Mystery of Marie Roget

1942 · 1h 1m · Movie

A detective tries to unravel the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a young actress.

5.9
27
Submarine Base

Submarine Base

1943 · 1h 5m · Movie

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 become a fisherman operating from an out-of-the-way island off of the coast of So...

4.5
28
Smooth as Silk

Smooth as Silk

1946 · 1h 4m · Movie

An attorney engaged to an actress gains acquittal for a wealthy playboy accused of manslaughter. The actress, anxious to play the lead in a production backed by the playboy's uncle, neglects her fiancé in favor of the playboy. The...

6.3
29
I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe

1948 · 1h 25m · Movie

While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl, but when he goes home he doesn't take her with him--because he's already married to a successful lawyer back in the U.S. The war bride...

7.0