John Butler Movies

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...

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

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

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

Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...