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David Butler is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Co-Director American born on 16 december 1894 at San Francisco (USA)
David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea For Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane.
During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It To Beaver and Wagon Train.
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(1938)
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Nationality USA
Birth 16 december 1894 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 14 june 1979 (at 84 years) at Arcadia (USA)
Birth 16 december 1894 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 14 june 1979 (at 84 years) at Arcadia (USA)
Biography
Butler was born in San Francisco. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D.W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-award winning film 7th Heaven.The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea For Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane.
During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It To Beaver and Wagon Train.
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, 56minutesDirected by John Hough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Actors David Warbeck, Nicholas Jones, Ciaran Madden, Kathleen Byron, Will Knightley, Kim Braden
Rating69%
Robert of Loxley, a simple farmer, is working his land when a fellow Saxon runs through their property attempting to escape Sir Jeffrey and the Royal Game Warden. Robert denies seeing the alleged poacher, and the fight which ensues is destined to seal his fate.
Crucible of Horror (1972)
, 1h31Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Michael Gough, Yvonne Mitchell, Nicholas Jones, David Butler, Howard Goorney, David Butler
Rating52%
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
, 1h49Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Western
Actors Jane Wyman, Slim Pickens, Noah Beery, Jr, Carl Benton Reid, Steve Brodie, Eve Miller
Roles Lui-même
Rating65%
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
, 1h25Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irving Bacon, Bill Goodwin, Claire Carleton
Roles David Butler (uncredited)
Rating63%
The film begins with a succession of real-life film directors - including Michael Curtiz, King Vidor, and Raoul Walsh - refusing to helm a new Warner's flick, Mademoiselle Fifi, because Jack Carson has been signed to star in it. Frustrated, fictional studio head Arthur Trent (Bill Goodwin) finally decides to let Carson direct it. Seeking the perfect co-star for himself and fellow lead, frenemy Dennis Morgan, Carson finds her in the person of studio commissary waitress Judy Adams (Doris Day). Judy has been in Hollywood for three months without even one audition, and sneaks her way into Carson's office, where she forces him to give her a chance. A self-proclaimed liar, Carson advises her to pose as his secret bride to Morgan. He, however, does not fall for Judy's act and reveals Carson as the liar Judy did not know he was. Following an angry outburst, she leaves the studio, having felt used by the two actors for their entertainment.
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
, 2h4Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, Edward Everett Horton, S.Z. Sakall, Hattie McDaniel
Roles Self (uncredited)
Rating66%
Theater producers (Horton and Sakall) staging a wartime charity program, only to have the production taken over by their egotistical star (Eddie Cantor). Meanwhile, an aspiring singer (Dennis Morgan) and his songwriter girlfriend (Joan Leslie) conspire to get into the charity program by replacing Cantor with their look-alike friend, tour bus driver Joe Simpson (Eddie Cantor).
Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
, 8minutesDirected by Dave Hand
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Martha Wentworth, Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash, Billy Bletcher, Nick Stewart, David Butler
Roles Singing Courtroom Birds
Rating68%
Le chanteur Rouge-Gorge faisait une sérénade à Jenny Wren, une sémillante femelle, au moment où il se fait tuer par une flèche. Débute alors une enquête policière et un procès. Trois coupables comparaissent à la barre : Black Bird (un merle noir), Legs Sparrow (un moineau) et Cuckoo (un coucou). Le procès n'aboutit à rien, principalement par manque de preuve et à cause d'une chanson de Jenny Wren en pleine salle d'audience, perturbant le Juge Hiboux. C'est alors que survient Dan Cupid, une personnification de Cupidon, qui avoue l'envoi de la flèche et révèle que Rouge-Gorge n'est pas mort, mais qu'il est seulement tombé amoureux.
Salute (1929)
, 1h24Directed by David Butler, John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Stepin Fetchit, William Janney, Frank Albertson, Ward Bond
Roles Navy Coach
Rating52%
Deux équipes de football de l'US Navy s'affrontent sur le terrain.
7th Heaven (1927)
, 2hDirected by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ben Bard, George E. Stone, Albert Gran, David Butler
Roles Gobin
Rating74%
Chico travaille dans les égouts mais rêve de balayer les rues pour voir la couleur du ciel. Se lamentant sur son sort, il nie l'existence de Dieu au prétexte de sa condition actuelle. Il a prié et donné dix francs dans une église sans obtenir la moindre réalisation de ses vœux. Mais le père Chevillon entendant sa plainte lui offre deux médailles religieuses et lui offre le poste de balayeur dont il rêve. Diane vit dans la misère, battue et rejetée à la rue par sa sœur qui lui reproche d'avoir avoué leurs vies immorales à l'oncle riche qui leur proposait une vie meilleure. Prostrée dans un caniveau, elle pleure sur son sort.
, 20minutesDirected by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Max Davidson, Spec O'Donnell, Lillian Elliott, David Butler
Roles The Widow's Older Son
Rating70%
The Blue Eagle (1926)
, 58minutesDirected by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, William Russell, Margaret Livingston, Robert Edeson, Philip Ford
Roles Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
Rating57%
George D'Arcy et Tim Ryan, chefs de gangs rivaux, se retrouvent à travailler à la machinerie d'un bâtiment de l'US Navy pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Pour un temps, leur rivalité à propos de politique, mais aussi à propos de Rose, une jeune femme, est mise en sommeil par la discipline à bord, mais l'aumônier du bord, le père Joe, décide finalement de les faire se rencontrer sur un ring. Le combat est interrompu par un attaque de sous-marin, mais l'attaque est repoussée. Après la guerre, leur dispute continue jusqu'à ce que des trafiquants de drogue tuent un des frères de George et un ami de Tim. Ensemble, George et Tim attaquent le repaire des trafiquants et font exploser leur sous-marin. Plus tard, sous les auspices du père Joe, un combat est organisé entre eux et George en sort vainqueur.
The Quarterback (1926)
, 1h20Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Richard Dix, Esther Ralston, Harry Beresford, David Butler, Barton MacLane, Robert (Tex) Allen
Roles 'Lumpy' Goggins
Rating65%
Meet the Prince (1926)
Directed by Joseph Henabery
Actors Joseph Schildkraut, Marguerite De La Motte, Vera Steadman, Julia Faye, David Butler, Helen Dunbar
Roles Peter Paget
A bankrupt Russian prince (Schildkraut) and princess come to New York's Lower East Side to escape a revolution at home. They hatch a plan to marry rich Americans. While pretending to be rich, the prince falls in love with a poor girl (De La Motte), who herself is trying to marry for money. The prince ends up marrying the poor girl, and his sister marries a butler, but they are all happily in love.
Wages for Wives (1925)
, 1h10Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Jacqueline Logan, Creighton Hale, Earle Foxe, Zasu Pitts, Claude Gillingwater, David Butler
Roles Chester Logan
Nell Bailey, se basant sur les vies de couple de sa sœur, Luella Logan, et de sa mère, accepte d'épouser Danny Kester, étant entendu qu'il lui donnera la moitié de sa paye comme "salaire pour épouse" (wage for wife). Quand, après le mariage, il refuse d'honorer le contrat, elle se met en grève, poussant sa sœur et sa mère à en faire autant. Les maris délaissés ont du mal à s'en sortir mais ne veulent pas céder. Tout rentrera dans l'ordre à la fin.
The Plastic Age (1925)
, 1h13Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Clara Bow, Donald Keith, Gilbert Roland, Mary Alden, Clark Gable, Henry B. Walthall
Roles James Henley
Rating60%
Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. During a hazing initiation by his fraternity brothers, he meets Cynthia Day (Clara Bow), a popular girl who loves to party and have a good time. She introduces him to the pleasures of illicit drinking, dancing at illegal roadhouses, and getting nasty in the back seats of cars. A love-triangle develops between Day, Carver, and Carver's roommate, Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland), who also likes Day. Eventually, Peters gives up his crush on Day and reconciles his friendship with Carver.
Havoc (1925)
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Actors Madge Bellamy, George O'Brien, Walter McGrail, Eulalie Jensen, Margaret Livingston, Leslie Fenton
Roles Smithy