John Butler Movies

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 singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can...

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...

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

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...

One of Hoppy's Bar 20 ranch hands is tricked into participating in nefarious activities after being subjected to hypnosis.

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.

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

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

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.

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

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.

The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the...

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...

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

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

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

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