John Butler Movies

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

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 singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After...

Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day...

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

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

Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just...

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

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

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

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...

A Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big production coincides with that of a major charity event. He...

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

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

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

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