John Butler Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of...

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

Upon being released from prison, Lawrence Hilliard takes the name of John Smith and looks for work, and falls in love with Irene Mason, a social...