John Butler Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

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...

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...