1892-12-30 Albany, Wisconsin, USA
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.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Nevada Smith | Doctor | 1966-06-10 |
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The Sons of Katie Elder | Minister | 1965-06-23 |
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Rendezvous in Space | Priest | 1964-09-10 |
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The Gun Hawk | Drunk - Madden's father | 1963-08-28 |
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Pocketful of Miracles | Police Inspector McCrary | 1961-12-18 |
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Lover Come Back | Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited) | 1961-12-20 |
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford | 1961-07-12 |
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Houseboat | Mr. William Farnsworth | 1958-11-19 |
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The Hired Gun | Mace Beldon | 1957-09-20 |
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Decision at Sundown | Charles Summerton | 1957-11-10 |
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The Wild Dakotas | Morgan Wheeler | 1956-02-28 |
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Comanche | Gen. Nelson A. Miles | 1956-03-01 |
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Runaway Daughters | George Barton | 1956-01-20 |
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Double Jeopardy | Emmett Devery | 1955-06-23 |
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Texas Lady | Meade Moore (wigwam owner) | 1955-11-23 |
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The Kentuckian | Pleasant Tuesday Babson | 1955-07-22 |
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Sitting Bull | Wilford Howell | 1954-10-06 |
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Jack Slade | Judge Davidson | 1953-11-08 |
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Montana Belle | Matt Towner | 1952-11-11 |
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Scaramouche | Dr. Dubuque | 1952-05-08 |
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Jet Job | Sam Bentley | 1952-04-06 |
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Two Dollar Bettor | John Hewitt | 1951-09-09 |
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The Groom Wore Spurs | Chief of Police | 1951-03-13 |
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Little Egypt | Shuster | 1951-10-01 |
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The Texas Rangers | John B. Jones | 1951-06-03 |
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Cuban Fireball | Pomeroy Sr. | 1951-03-05 |
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Take Care of My Little Girl | John Erickson (uncredited) | 1951-07-06 |
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Flight to Mars | Dr. Lane | 1951-11-11 |
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The Sundowners | John Gall | 1950-02-02 |
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The Fuller Brush Girl | Mr. Watkins | 1950-09-15 |
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Woman in Hiding | John Chandler | 1950-01-06 |
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Police Chief Sam Tolgate | 1950-08-19 |
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Rusty Saves a Life | Hugh Mitchell | 1949-02-03 |
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The Gal Who Took the West | Colonel Logan | 1949-09-01 |
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Rusty's Birthday | Hugh Mitchell | 1949-11-03 |
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Shamrock Hill | Ralph Judson | 1949-02-01 |
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Mary Ryan, Detective | Capt. Billings | 1949-11-03 |
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Outpost in Morocco | Colonel Pascal | 1949-05-02 |
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My Dog Rusty | Hugh Mitchell | 1948-04-08 |
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Rusty Leads the Way | Hugh Mitchell | 1948-10-21 |
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I, Jane Doe | Horton | 1948-05-25 |
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Triple Threat | 1948-09-30 | |
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Pitfall | District Attorney | 1948-08-11 |
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Smart Woman | Clark | 1948-04-30 |
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Key Largo | Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1948-07-16 |
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The Valiant Hombre | Lon Lansdell | 1948-12-15 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Tom Clancy | 1947-03-07 |
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Lighthouse | Hank Armitage | 1947-01-10 |
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Cass Timberlane | Webb Wargate | 1947-11-06 |
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The Guilty | Alex Tremholt | 1947-03-22 |
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Heaven Only Knows | Reverend Wainwright | 1947-09-12 |
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Christmas Eve | Joe Bland, FBI Agent | 1947-10-31 |
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The Beginning or the End | K.T. Keller | 1947-02-19 |
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Smooth as Silk | Stephen Elliott | 1946-02-01 |
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Swell Guy | Arthur Tyler | 1946-12-05 |
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She Wrote the Book | Dean Fowler | 1946-05-31 |
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Night in Paradise | Archon | 1946-05-03 |
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Sister Kenny | Medical Director | 1946-10-10 |
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The Madonna's Secret | Lt. Roberts | 1946-02-16 |
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Okay for Sound | 1946-09-07 | |
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The Return of Rusty | Hugh Mitchell | 1946-06-27 |
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Salome, Where She Danced | General Lee | 1945-04-17 |
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San Antonio | Charlie Bell | 1945-12-29 |
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The Crimson Canary | Roger Quinn | 1945-11-09 |
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Northwest Trail | Sergeant Means | 1945-11-30 |
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The Crime Doctor's Warning | Inspector Dawes | 1945-09-27 |
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The Enchanted Forest | Ed Henderson | 1945-12-08 |
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Brewster's Millions | Swearengen Jones | 1945-04-07 |
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The Daltons Ride Again | Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon | 1945-11-23 |
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Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Mr. Aldrich | 1944-04-01 |
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Faces in the Fog | Dr. Mason | 1944-11-30 |
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Henry Aldrich's Little Secret | Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich | 1944-06-10 |
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My Buddy | Jim Donnelly | 1944-10-12 |
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Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Sam Aldrich | 1944-01-13 |
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Murder in the Blue Room | Frank Baldrich | 1944-10-27 |
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Henry Aldrich Haunts a House | Sam Aldrich | 1943-11-10 |
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Murder in Times Square | Dr. Blaine | 1943-04-01 |
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Submarine Base | James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart | 1943-07-20 |
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Henry Aldrich Swings It | Mr. Aldrich | 1943-06-23 |
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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | Sam Aldrich | 1943-04-30 |
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Where Are Your Children? | Judge Edmonds | 1943-11-26 |
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Crime Doctor | Emilio Caspari, the mystery man | 1943-06-22 |
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So Proudly We Hail | Dr. Harrison | 1943-09-09 |
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The Mystery of Marie Roget | Henri Beauvais | 1942-04-23 |
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Henry and Dizzy | Sam Aldrich | 1942-06-05 |
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Sealed Lips | Mike Rofano / Fred Morton | 1942-01-02 |
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Madame Spy | Peter Rolf | 1942-12-11 |
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Henry Aldrich, Editor | Sam Aldrich | 1942-09-01 |
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Kid Glove Killer | Matty | 1942-04-17 |
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The Boss of Big Town | Michael Lynn | 1942-12-07 |
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Norman Hadley | 1942-05-07 |
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Men of Texas | Colonel Colbert Scott | 1942-07-03 |
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Soldiers in White | Charles Anthony | 1942-02-07 |
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Mississippi Gambler | Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel | 1942-04-17 |
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For the Common Defense! | Subprefect Santiago Castillo | 1942-06-20 |
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Invisible Agent | John Gardiner | 1942-07-31 |
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March On, America! | Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1942-06-20 |
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Don Winslow of the Navy | Spencer Merlin | 1942-01-06 |
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Henry Aldrich for President | Sam Aldrich | 1941-10-17 |
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Thieves Fall Out | Tim Gordon | 1941-05-03 |
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Father's Son | William Emory | 1941-02-12 |
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The Trial of Mary Dugan | Mr. West | 1941-02-14 |
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The Great Mr. Nobody | John Wade | 1941-02-15 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Gen. Phil Sheridan | 1941-11-20 |
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The Big Boss | Bob Dugan | 1941-04-28 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Martin | 1940-12-20 |
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The Fighting 69th | Captain Mangan | 1940-01-27 |
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An Angel from Texas | Quigley | 1940-04-27 |
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March On, Marines | Colonel Myers | 1940-12-14 |
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Virginia City | Marshall | 1940-03-23 |
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Money and the Woman | Jerremy Helm | 1940-08-17 |
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Knute Rockne All American | Committee Chairman | 1940-10-05 |
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Lady with Red Hair | Charles Bryant | 1940-11-30 |
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Flight Angels | Dr. Barclay | 1940-05-18 |
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Gambling on the High Seas | U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears | 1940-06-22 |
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Murder in the Air | Saxby | 1940-06-01 |
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The Man Who Talked Too Much | District Attorney Dickson | 1940-07-16 |
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It All Came True | Mr. Roberts | 1940-04-06 |
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Castle on the Hudson | Prison Chaplain | 1940-02-17 |
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They Drive by Night | Harry McNamara | 1940-07-26 |
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Father Is A Prince | Dr. Mark Stone | 1940-11-18 |
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Men Without Souls | Reverend Thomas Storm | 1940-05-20 |
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Dodge City | Matt Cole | 1939-04-08 |
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Nancy Drew... Reporter | Carson Drew | 1939-02-18 |
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Secret Service of the Air | Chief Agent Tom Saxby | 1939-03-04 |
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The Bill of Rights | Patrick Henry | 1939-08-19 |
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The Return of Doctor X | Dr. Flegg | 1939-11-23 |
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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Carson Drew | 1939-06-17 |
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Wings of the Navy | Commander Clark | 1939-02-11 |
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Old Glory | Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited) | 1939-07-01 |
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You Can't Get Away with Murder | Attorney Carey | 1939-03-23 |
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A Child Is Born | Dr. Brett | 1939-12-07 |
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One Hour To Live | Rudolph Spain | 1939-11-10 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Prosecutor | 1939-09-16 |
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Carson Drew | 1939-09-09 |
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On Trial | Robert Strickland | 1939-04-01 |
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On Dress Parade | Col. Michael Riker | 1939-11-18 |
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Broadway Musketeers | Stan Dowling | 1938-10-08 |
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Jezebel | Jean La Cour | 1938-03-26 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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The Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson | 1938-11-26 |
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Valley of the Giants | Hendricks | 1938-09-17 |
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Love, Honor and Behave | Jim Blake | 1938-03-12 |
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Comet Over Broadway | Bill Appleton | 1938-12-03 |
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Little Miss Thoroughbred | Nelson "Nails" Morgan | 1938-06-04 |
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My Bill | John C. Rudlin | 1938-07-08 |
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Nancy Drew… Detective | Carson Drew | 1938-11-19 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Post | 1938-02-26 |
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Over the Wall | Father Neil Connor | 1938-04-02 |
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Gold Is Where You Find It | Ralph Ferris | 1938-02-12 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney | 1938-07-20 |
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Marked Woman | Gordon | 1937-04-10 |
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The Man Without a Country | Lt. Philip Nolan | 1937-11-27 |
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Slim | Wyatt Ranstead | 1937-06-24 |
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Black Legion | Tommy Smith | 1937-01-30 |
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Missing Witnesses | Inspector Lane | 1937-12-11 |
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Alcatraz Island | 'Gat' Brady | 1937-10-13 |
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Midnight Court | Victor Shanley | 1937-03-06 |
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Back in Circulation | Dr. Eugene Forde | 1937-08-27 |
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The Life of Emile Zola | Charpentier | 1937-09-09 |
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Fugitive in the Sky | Mike Phelan | 1936-11-28 |
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Give Me Liberty | Patrick Henry | 1936-12-19 |
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Wayward | Robert 'Bob' Daniels | 1932-02-19 |
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Oh Darling! | 1930-02-15 | |
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Don't Believe It | Dick | 1930-02-08 |
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On the Border | Dave (as John B. Litel) | 1930-03-14 |
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Finders Keepers | (as John B. Litel) | 1929-12-27 |
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Always Faithful | Wayne | 1929-12-29 |
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The Sleeping Porch | 1929-09-07 |
