John Litel Movies

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

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.

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...

An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.

After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding...

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,...

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...

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

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...

A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of revenge.

Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.

This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the...

Story of a mother's antagonism to her son's wife. Based on the novel "Wild Beauty" by Mateel Howe Farnham.

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...

A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.

An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.

High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher.

A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.