John Butler Movies

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

A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his...

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

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

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

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

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

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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