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Wetzel Whitaker

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"Judge" Wetzel Orson Whitaker was a prominent Mormon filmmaker. Most of the films he was involved in, such as The Windows of Heaven, Johnny Lingo and Pioneers in Petticoats, were made in cooperation with his brother Scott Whitaker. The two of them ran the BYU Motion Picture Studio during this time, receiving commission from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to make films.
"Judge" Wetzel Whitaker, Wetzel O. Whitaker, W. O. Whitaker, "Judge" Whitaker, Wetzel Orson Whitaker, "Judge" Wetzel Orson Whitaker
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
1908-09-30
Heber City, Utah
1985-11-01
Art Institute of Chicago, honorary doctorate by Brigham Young University
Filmmaker, Art Director for the St. Louis Times, animator at Walt Disney
Male
Director, Producer, Writer

141 Works by Wetzel Whitaker

Title Role Year Genre
Mirror, Mirror Producer
Making a Better World Producer
Man's Search for Happiness (13 min.) Director
Man's Search for Happiness (Japanese, 1970) Director
Windows of Heaven Producer
Windows of Heaven Director
Pioneers in Petticoats Director
Pioneers in Petticoats Producer
Johnny Lingo Director
Johnny Lingo Producer
Church Welfare in Action Producer
The Lord's Way Director
Ancient America Speaks Producer
Are You Listening? Producer
Are You the One? Director
Are You the One? Producer
YWMIA Dances 1960: Floorshow Producer
YWMIA Dances 1960: Ballroom Producer
As Others See Us Director
As the Twig is Bent Director
Begin With the End in Mind Producer
Worthy to Stand Producer
Worthy to Stand Director
Worth Waiting For Producer
The Worth of Souls Producer
With All Your Heart Producer
Why Your Church? Producer
When Thou Art Converted Producer
When Thou Art Converted Director
What to Tell Dad Producer
What Greater Call? Producer
What About Thad? Producer
The Bishop, President of the Aaronic Priesthood Quorum Producer
Bitter Wind Producer
Building a Better World Director
Building a Better World Producer
B.Y. and You Director
By Their Fruits Producer
Come Back, My Son Producer
The Happy City Producer
Pupil Centered Teaching Producer
A Teacher is Born Director
It's the Ward Teachers Producer
The Story of Chamber Music Producer
Teaching With Chalk Producer
Dance With Us Producer
How Near to the Angels Producer
How Near to the Angels Director
Cipher in the Snow Producer
The Lost Manuscript Director
The Lost Manuscript Producer
The Three Witnesses Director
The Three Witnesses Producer
A Chosen People Director
A Chosen People Producer
Measure of a Man Producer
For Time or Eternity? Producer
The Search for Truth Producer
The Search for Truth Director
The Sacrament Meeting Director
Care of the Meeting House Director
Time Pulls the Trigger Producer
Unto the Least of These Producer
Hearts of the Children Producer
Hearts of the Children Director
Highlights of Church History Producer
Upon Their Shoulders Producer
A Time for Sowing Producer
'Til Death Do Us Part Producer
Shannon Producer
Shannon Director
Every Member a Missionary Producer
Follow Me Producer
A Family's Concern Director
A Family's Concern Producer
Of Heaven and Home Producer
Of Heaven and Home Director
Feed My Sheep Director
Feed My Sheep Producer
Only By Persuasion Producer
A Marvelous Work Begins Producer
A Marvelous Work Begins Director
Decision Producer
A day for Justin Director
A day for Justin Producer
And Should We Die Producer
And Should We Die Director
By Their Fruits (black and white) Producer
Day of Promise Producer
Dedication Director
Destiny Producer
He Shall Direct Thy Paths Producer
Help for Amy Producer
How do I love thee? Producer
In This Holy Place Producer
Latter-day Saint temples Producer
Listening Beyond Words Producer
Losers Weepers Producer
Love at Home Producer
Love at Home Director
Love at Home (black and white) Producer
Love at Home (black and white) Director
Love is for the Byrds Producer
Making a Better World (black and white) Producer
Making a Better World (Spanish) Producer
Meet the Mormons Producer
Mormon Pavilion Producer
Mormon Pavilion at the New York World's Fair Director
Man's Search for Happiness Director
Man's Search for Happiness Writer
My Brother's Keeper Producer
Never a Bride Producer
No Greater Call Producer
No More a Stranger Producer
Passport of Honor Director
Portrait of a Prophet Producer
Run Dick, Run Jane Producer
Shannon (black and white) Director
Shannon (black and white) Producer
Summer of Decision Producer
Teacher Open My Eyes (That I May See) Producer
Teaching With Objects Producer
The Church Member and Military Service Producer
The Church Member and Military Service (black and white) Producer
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon Producer
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon Director
The Fruitful Years Producer
The Gift Producer
The Long Road Back Producer
The Story of Mormon Temples Producer
The Test Producer
Up in Smoke! Producer
Walk in Their Shoes Producer
[Windows of Heaven Film Clips] Producer
[Ezra Taft Benson Returns from Europe and the Middle East] Producer
[Ezra Taft Benson Visits Finland, Norway, and Sweden] Producer
[Ezra Taft Benson Visits Russia] Producer
[Ezra Taft Benson Visits Yugoslavia, Germany, and Poland] Producer
A Family Affair Producer
[Los Angeles Temple Dedication] Producer
[Special Program on the Farm Situation] Producer
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