John Butler Movies

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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...

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...