John Butler Movies

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter...

A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.

"Iron Man" Mason is a talented but rather dimwitted prizefighter. Against the advice of his crusty old manager George Regan, Mason dumps his...

Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is...

A comedy short staring Robert Benchley. He tries to show us how to make our own movies.

Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day...

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted. With the reluctant support of her adoptive...

Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.

Arizona Territory is in the grip of outlaw terror and killer outlaws, secretly organized by Hulon Champion, who covers his power ambitions with the...

Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious gambler.

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for...

A former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.

Lee Garvin has eloped with the daughter of a railroad man who didn't approve of the marriage. Hoppy steps in when the young man is framed for murder.

Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.

Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just...