John Butler Movies

In this comedic short, a psychoanalyst encounters a patient who eerily resembles himself.

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....

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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