John Butler Movies

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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

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...

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

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...

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.

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

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

A former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.

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.

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