John Butler Movies

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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