John Butler Movies

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...

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 California railroad agent hunts two brothers for murder and robbing a payroll express.

A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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 singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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...

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.

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

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...

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

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

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