John Butler Movies

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

"Iron Man" Mason is a talented but rather dimwitted prizefighter. Against the advice of his crusty old manager George Regan, Mason dumps his...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

A man violates company policy by getting married.

A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.

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...

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...

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

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

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when...

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family....

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

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.

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.

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