John Litel
Date of birth: 1892-12-30
Place of birth: Albany, Wisconsin, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Beach Litel, John B. Litel, جان لایتل
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.
Movie Credits
Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady
Houseboat
1958-11-19
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961-07-12
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, G
Jezebel
1938-03-26
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who car
The Return of Doctor X
1939-11-23
When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to c
Triple Threat
1948-09-30
An arrogant college football player turns professional, taking his bad attitude with him.
Finders Keepers
1929-12-27
This Vitaphone one-reel short, written by the author of "Show-Off", George Kelly
Nevada Smith
1966-06-10
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by thr
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939-02-18
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a
Pitfall
1948-08-11
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned
Castle on the Hudson
1940-02-17
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Dust Be My Destiny
1939-09-16
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a
Sealed Lips
1942-01-02
There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For o
A Slight Case of Murder
1938-02-26
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law
The Guilty
1947-03-22
Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.
Invisible Agent
1942-07-31
The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.
Double Jeopardy
1955-06-23
Marc Hill is the attorney for Emmet Devrey, a real estate developer with a past, who is being blackm
The Madonna's Secret
1946-02-16
This drama is an updated version of Ulmer's 1944 film Bluebeard. It is set in New York and follows t
Black Legion
1937-01-30
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining
Flight to Mars
1951-11-11
Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.
The Sundowners
1950-02-02
Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.
Woman in Hiding
1950-01-06
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in
Brewster's Millions
1945-04-07
Monty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns tha
Knute Rockne All American
1940-10-05
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965-06-23
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and disc
It All Came True
1940-04-06
After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow hi
They Drive by Night
1940-07-26
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck b
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death
Decision at Sundown
1957-11-10
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the forme
The Kentuckian
1955-07-22
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
I, Jane Doe
1948-05-25
While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but l
San Antonio
1945-12-29
Rancher Clay Hardin arrives in San Antonio to search for and capture Roy Stuart, notorious leader of
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939-09-09
Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the mur
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938-11-19
After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, N
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939-06-17
When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided by bo
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938-07-20
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming o
Kid Glove Killer
1942-04-17
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by
Dodge City
1939-04-08
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a r
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950-08-19
Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inm
The Boss of Big Town
1942-12-07
Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942-05-07
A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try a
Sister Kenny
1946-10-10
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences gr
Two Dollar Bettor
1951-09-09
An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a dow
Crime Doctor
1943-06-22
Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to bec
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945-09-27
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
The Beginning or the End
1947-02-19
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hirosh
Rusty Leads the Way
1948-10-21
Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life,
Rusty Saves a Life
1949-02-03
Rusty, portrayed by a very busy canine thespian named Flame, does exactly what the film's title says
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950-09-15
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.
Christmas Eve
1947-10-31
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administe
Murder in the Air
1940-06-01
Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo
Submarine Base
1943-07-20
Ship engineer Jim Taggert is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by Joe Morgan, an American gangs
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939-03-23
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen
My Dog Rusty
1948-04-08
Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
Men of Texas
1942-07-03
A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in
Montana Belle
1952-11-11
Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who fall
Heaven Only Knows
1947-09-12
Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-
Sitting Bull
1954-10-06
Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with vi
Old Glory
1939-07-01
Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and g
Lady with Red Hair
1940-11-30
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Flight Angels
1940-05-18
Federal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves when a docto
Lighthouse
1947-01-10
Two men and a woman form a triangle confined by a lighthouse.
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949-11-03
A female police detective enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and learn the identity
Murder in Times Square
1943-04-01
An actor becomes a suspect in the murders of four New Yorkers injected with rattlesnake venom.
The Gun Hawk
1963-08-28
When his town-drunk father is killed by the Sully brothers, gunfighter Blaine Madden exacts his reve
Cass Timberlane
1947-11-06
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby i
The Crimson Canary
1945-11-09
When a conniving female singer turns up dead, with the evidence pointing to the band’s drummer, jazz
So Proudly We Hail
1943-09-09
During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940-07-16
A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients a
Over the Wall
1938-04-02
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfr
Smooth as Silk
1946-02-01
An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.
The Big Boss
1941-04-28
Two brothers are separated after the death of their father. One grows up to be a politician, while t
Father Is A Prince
1940-11-18
Carpet-sweeper manufacturer John Bower has no patience with inefficiency, lawyers, or vacuum cleaner
Murder in the Blue Room
1944-10-27
A young woman, a trio of singers, and a mystery writer are among the guests at a house long-consider
The Hired Gun
1957-09-20
A bounty hunter tries to prove his beautiful quarry innocent of murder.
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941-02-15
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.
Men Without Souls
1940-05-20
A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of reveng
Night in Paradise
1946-05-03
Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.
The Wild Dakotas
1956-02-28
When Aaron Baring signs on as wagon master for a group of settlers headed to Montana's Powder River
Texas Lady
1955-11-23
Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to
Father's Son
1941-02-12
A young boy seeks love and understanding from his cold, demanding father.
Secret Service of the Air
1939-03-04
Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercove
Missing Witnesses
1937-12-11
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951-07-06
A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and
Outpost in Morocco
1949-05-02
Captain Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir's daughter to he
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war
Gambling on the High Seas
1940-06-22
A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justic
Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive e
The Enchanted Forest
1945-12-08
Pastoral fantasy about a hermit who prefers the serene company of the woods and its denizens to the
Midnight Court
1937-03-06
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car
On Dress Parade
1939-11-18
The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a mil
On Trial
1939-04-01
An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect his wi
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12
Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a
Where Are Your Children?
1943-11-26
Judy Wilson (Gale Storm), feeling neglected because both of her parents are working in defense plant
Jack Slade
1953-11-08
A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge.
Fugitive in the Sky
1936-11-28
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline host
Rusty's Birthday
1949-11-03
A lost dog tries to find his way back to his beloved master in the final film of the Rusty series.
Money and the Woman
1940-08-17
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
Love, Honor and Behave
1938-03-12
Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself
Alcatraz Island
1937-10-13
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947-03-07
Comedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his daughter'
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942-04-23
A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.
Comet Over Broadway
1938-12-03
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
Northwest Trail
1945-11-30
Mountie Matt O'Brien is assigned to escort Miss Owens to a remote outpost. But when he finds an ille
Lover Come Back
1961-12-20
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike e
Oh Darling!
1930-02-15
At a small hotel, Judith Barrett and Norman Peck are eloping; John Litel and Addie MacPhail are quar
The Texas Rangers
1951-06-03
It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorio
Jet Job
1952-04-06
Joe Kovak is a test pilot for military-aircraft designer Sam Bentley, who thinks of Joe as a son. A
A Child Is Born
1939-12-07
A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
Shamrock Hill
1949-02-01
A young girl holds a special place in her heart for a place called Shamrock HIll, and she tries to s
Comanche
1956-03-01
Common efforts of the U.S. government and the Comanche nation to negotiate a peace treaty are sabota
Little Egypt
1951-10-01
A belly dancer causes a scandal with her suggestive dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn
Back in Circulation
1937-08-27
Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival paper
Scaramouche
1952-05-08
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
The Fighting 69th
1940-01-27
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the
My Bill
1938-07-08
An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938-06-04
A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
Virginia City
1940-03-23
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944-06-10
Teenager Henry Aldrich and his pal Dizzy decide to try and earn extra money by starting a babysittin
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943-04-30
Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The
Henry Aldrich for President
1941-10-17
Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president.
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943-06-23
Teenager Henry Aldrich decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal for
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943-11-10
Henry Aldrich and his high-school pals investigate a local haunted house.
Henry and Dizzy
1942-06-05
After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the repla
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944-01-13
Henry and his pal Dizzy become Boy Scout leaders, but a spoiled brat in their troop quickly proves t
Wings of the Navy
1939-02-11
Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944-04-01
High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarr
Runaway Daughters
1956-01-20
Three teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted with
March On, Marines
1940-12-14
Marine Sergeant Bob Lansing has just completed a tour of duty in the Pacific and is off to study at
Faces in the Fog
1944-11-30
Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and
Don't Believe It
1930-02-08
Before taking his wife to a play called Florida, Jimmie gets drunk and winds up on a beach in the st
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941-02-14
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense
For the Common Defense!
1942-06-20
This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the
My Buddy
1944-10-12
A priest relates the tale of his friend, a WWI veteran, to the Post-War Planning Committee. Unable t
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942-01-06
A movie serial in 12 Chapters: US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of Tangita Island, nea
Key Largo
1948-07-16
A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. Th
An Angel from Texas
1940-04-27
A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942-09-01
Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of myster
Cuban Fireball
1951-03-05
Cuban Fireball is a vehicle for the combustible talents of Estelita Rodriguez, here cast as "herself
Slim
1937-06-24
Expert lineman Red takes Farm-boy Slim under his wing and teaches him the dangerous, migratory trade
Salome, Where She Danced
1945-04-17
During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she
Wayward
1932-02-19
Story of a mother's antagonism to her son's wife. Based on the novel "Wild Beauty" by Mateel Howe Fa
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951-03-13
Pretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben Cast
Broadway Musketeers
1938-10-08
Three women who grew up in an orphanage cross paths later in life: one unhappily married with a youn
Madame Spy
1942-12-11
Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister who travels by his si
Give Me Liberty
1936-12-19
Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.
The Declaration of Independence
1938-11-26
This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the d
The Life of Emile Zola
1937-09-09
A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair
Swell Guy
1946-12-05
Perception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true nature u
On the Border
1930-03-14
A Mexico/United States border patrol officer is aided by his police dog, Rinty.
Thieves Fall Out
1941-05-03
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's l
The Gal Who Took the West
1949-09-01
In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between tw
The Daltons Ride Again
1945-11-23
The notorious Dalton Boys have decided to go straight and move to Argentina. Just before they leave,
The Valiant Hombre
1948-12-15
The Cisco Kid and Pancho set off to find the missing owner of a devoted little dog in this western a
Always Faithful
1929-12-29
The wife and secretary of a mine operator attempt to conceal their romantic affair.
She Wrote the Book
1946-05-31
A plain-Jane math professor (Joan Davis) at a small midwestern college is talked into journeying to
Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Soldiers in White
1942-02-07
A young intern is drafted and placed in the Army Medical Corps as a buck private and is none too hap
The Man Without a Country
1937-11-27
This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At his
Smart Woman
1948-04-30
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
Mississippi Gambler
1942-04-17
A journalist finds out, that a plantation owner he meets is a gangster the police is looking for, wh
Marked Woman
1937-04-10
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangste
The Bill of Rights
1939-08-19
This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American
March On, America!
1942-06-20
The story of America from the Pilgrims in 1620 to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Americ
The Return of Rusty
1946-06-27
A young Czechoslovak orphan, Loddy Bicek, befriended by an American army sergeant, is brought into t
The Sleeping Porch
1929-09-07
The doctor prescribes fresh air for a man with a bad cold. His wife is determined to comply with the
Okay for Sound
1946-09-07
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition
One Hour To Live
1939-11-10
Gangsters and police cross each other, including murder, in an attempt to cover up crimes.
Rendezvous in Space
1964-09-10
This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of