Movies by Thomas Mitchell

The Backbone of America
An account executive tries to find the perfect American family to use in a forthcoming advertising campaign.

Three Wise Fools
An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.

Too Young to Love
A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never knew she was so young.

Journey Into Light
John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enj...

Handle with Care
A law student working on a class project discovers a real-life crime.

Within These Walls
Michael Howland, a stern hanging judge, is assigned to take over a chaotic prison. There Michael imposes a strict regime of discipline on the inmates. He is similarly rigid and harsh with his own two children Tommie and Anne. However, his son Tommie Howland eventually ends up incarcerated in his father's prison.

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.

Trade Winds
After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and must outwit him to escape imprisonment.

Man Of The People
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

The Daughter I Gave Away
Fifteen years after Cynthia put her daughter up for adoption, she learns that the girl has gone missing and immediately joins the search, determined to save the daughter she never knew.