John Butler Movies

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

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

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

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

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...

During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted. With the reluctant support of her adoptive...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for...

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...

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

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...

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