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David Butler

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor / Television Director | * 12/17/1894 († 84, 06/14/1979) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Musical biography of Marilyn Miller, who overcame heartache to become a Broadway star. ...

Look for the Silver Lining

Certification unknown

1949 | 3.0/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between ...

Bottoms Up

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1934 | 2.0/5 | 1h 25min
Comedy, Drama
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Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York t ...

If I Had My Way

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1940 | 3.3/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her. ...

You'll Find Out

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1940 | 2.8/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Horror
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Awards & Nominations for David Butler

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with David Butler as Actor(36)

as Self (archive footage)1965 Hollywood My Home Town
as David Butler (uncredited)1949 It's a Great Feeling
as Navy Coach1929 Salute
as The Widow's Older Son1927 Should Second Husbands Come First?
as Gobin1927 7th Heaven
as 'Lumpy' Goggins1926 The Quarterback
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani1926 The Blue Eagle
as Mallory1926 Womanpower
1926 Oh, Baby!
as James Henley1925 The Plastic Age
as Bid Hatfield1925 Code of the West
as Bud Matthews1925 His Majesty, Bunker Bean
as Terry Moulton1925 Tracked in the Snow Country
as Ray Wyeth1925 The Narrow Street
as Steve Butler1924 The Arizona Express
as Si Plumb1923 The Fog
as David Butler (uncredited)1923 Mary of the Movies
as Tom Parker1923 Cause for Divorce
as Nat Harper1923 The Temple of Venus
as Jim Maherne1923 Poor Men's Wives
as Jack Yeulette1923 Hoodman Blind
as Bill Hammond1922 The Village Blacksmith
as "Boxcar" Simmons1922 According to Hoyle
as Bill Hendricks1921 The Sky Pilot
as Calvin Price1920 Fickle Women
1920 The Triflers
as Joel Bartlett1920 The County Fair
as Peter Van Alstyne1919 Better Times
as Big Hearted Jim1919 Nugget Nell
as Ed Kinealy1919 A Petal on the Current
as Johann August Kant1919 The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Cpl. Jimmy1919 The Other Half
1919 The Pointing Finger
as Mr. Le Bebe1918 The Greatest Thing in Life
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier1915 The Birth of a Nation

Movies with David Butler as Crew(82)

Directing/Director1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Directing/Director1961 The Right Approach
Directing/Director1956 The Girl He Left Behind
Directing/Director1956 Glory
Directing/Director1955 Jump Into Hell
Directing/Director1954 The Command
Directing/Director1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
Directing/Director1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Directing/Director1953 Calamity Jane
Directing/Director1952 April in Paris
Directing/Director1952 Where's Charley?
Directing/Director1951 Lullaby of Broadway
Directing/Director1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Directing/Director1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Directing/Director1950 Tea for Two
Directing/Director1949 It's a Great Feeling
Directing/Director1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
Directing/Director1949 John Loves Mary
Directing/Director1949 Look for the Silver Lining
Directing/Director1948 Two Guys from Texas
Directing/Director1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Directing/Director1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
Directing/Director1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
Directing/Director1945 San Antonio
Directing/Director1944 The Princess and the Pirate
Directing/Director1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
Directing/Director1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Directing/Director1943 They Got Me Covered
Directing/Director1942 Road to Morocco
Directing/Director1941 Playmates
Directing/Director1941 Caught in the Draft
Directing/Director1940 If I Had My Way
Production/Producer1940 If I Had My Way
Writing/Story1940 If I Had My Way
Directing/Director1940 You'll Find Out
Production/Producer1940 You'll Find Out
Writing/Story1940 You'll Find Out
Directing/Director1939 East Side of Heaven
Writing/Story1939 East Side of Heaven
Directing/Director1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
Production/Producer1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
Writing/Story1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
Directing/Director1938 Kentucky
Directing/Director1938 Kentucky Moonshine
Directing/Director1938 Straight, Place and Show
Directing/Director1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
Directing/Director1937 You're a Sweetheart
Directing/Director1936 White Fang
Directing/Director1936 Captain January
Directing/Director1936 Pigskin Parade
Directing/Director1935 The Little Colonel
Directing/Director1935 The Littlest Rebel
Directing/Director1935 Doubting Thomas
Directing/Director1934 Have a Heart
Writing/Story1934 Have a Heart
Directing/Director1934 Bright Eyes
Writing/Story1934 Bright Eyes
Directing/Director1934 Bottoms Up
Writing/Story1934 Bottoms Up
Writing/Screenplay1934 Bottoms Up
Directing/Director1934 Handy Andy
Directing/Director1933 Hold Me Tight
Directing/Director1933 My Weakness
Directing/Director1932 Down To Earth
Directing/Director1932 Handle with Care
Writing/Story1932 Handle with Care
Directing/Director1932 Business and Pleasure
Directing/Director1931 Delicious
Directing/Director1931 A Connecticut Yankee
Directing/Director1930 High Society Blues
Writing/Story1930 High Society Blues
Directing/Director1930 Just Imagine
Directing/Director1929 Salute
Directing/Director1929 Sunny Side Up
Production/Producer1929 Sunny Side Up
Directing/Director1929 Masked Emotions
Directing/Director1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Writing/Writer1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Directing/Director1928 Win That Girl
Directing/Director1928 Prep and Pep
Directing/Director1927 High School Hero
Writing/Story1927 High School Hero

TV Shows/Series with David Butler as Crew(11)

Directing/Director1965 Camp Runamuck
Directing/Director1964 Daniel Boone
Directing/Director1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Directing/Director1963 The Patty Duke Show
Directing/Director1960 Overland Trail
Directing/Director1959 The Deputy
Directing/Director1959 The Twilight Zone
Directing/Director1958 77 Sunset Strip
Directing/Director1957 Leave It to Beaver
Directing/Director1957 M Squad
Directing/Director1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Full Name: David Butler
Born: Monday, 12/17 1894 (December) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 06/14 1979 (June) in Arcadia (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for David Butler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David W. Butler"
"Dave Butler"
"David Butler (director)"
"David Butler (Regisseur)"
David Butler frequently works together with these people:
Irene Morra (37x, Crew)
D.W. Griffith (19x, Crew)
Robert McCord (19x, Actor)
Buddy G. DeSylva (16x, Crew)
William M. Conselman (13x, Crew)
Monte Blue (11x, Actor)
Ted White (11x, Actor)
S.Z. Sakall (10x, Actor)
Paul Langton (9x, Actor)
Margaret Field (9x, Actress)
Harry Harvey (9x, Actor)
James V. Kern (9x, Crew)

Other people with this name: David Butler (GB)

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