John Butler Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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