John Butler Movies

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...

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

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

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

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

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...

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

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

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

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat...

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

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

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.