John Butler Movies

An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.

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

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

The City Treasurer stands in for the mayor, throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.

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.

Arizona Territory is in the grip of outlaw terror and killer outlaws, secretly organized by Hulon Champion, who covers his power ambitions with the...

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

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