John Butler Movies

A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family....

An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.

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 young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of...

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his...

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

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

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

A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

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

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

The City Treasurer stands in for the mayor, throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.

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...

An attorney handling a murder case is unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.

Benchley shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.

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

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