David Butler
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. Butler was born in San Francisco, California. 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. For his contributions to the film industry, Butler was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.
Known for
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tvCamp Runamuck
1965
Director
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Director
tvThe Patty Duke Show
1963
Director
movieThe Right Approach
1961
Director
tvOverland Trail
1960
Director
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Director
tvThe Deputy
1959
Director
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Director
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Director
tvM Squad
1957
Director
movieThe Girl He Left Behind
1956
Director
moviePrima Donna
1956
Director
movieGlory
1956
Director
movieJump Into Hell
1955
Director
movieThe Command
1954
Director
movieCalamity Jane
1953
Director
movieApril in Paris
1952
Director
movieWhere's Charley?
1952
Director
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Director
movieLullaby of Broadway
1951
Director
movieTea for Two
1950
Director
movieThe Story of Seabiscuit
1949
Director
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
Director
movieJohn Loves Mary
1949
Director
movieTwo Guys from Texas
1948
Director
movieMy Wild Irish Rose
1947
Director
movieTwo Guys from Milwaukee
1946
Director
movieSan Antonio
1945
Director
movieShine on Harvest Moon
1944
Director
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Director
movieThey Got Me Covered
1943
Director
movieRoad to Morocco
1942
Director
moviePlaymates
1941
Director
movieCaught in the Draft
1941
Director
movieYou'll Find Out
1940
Director
movieIf I Had My Way
1940
Director
movieEast Side of Heaven
1939
Director
movieKentucky
1938
Director
movieKentucky Moonshine
1938
Director
movieYou're a Sweetheart
1937
Director
movieAli Baba Goes to Town
1937
Director
moviePigskin Parade
1936
Director
movieWhite Fang
1936
Director
movieCaptain January
1936
Director
movieThe Littlest Rebel
1935
Director
movieDoubting Thomas
1935
Director
movieThe Little Colonel
1935
Director
movieBright Eyes
1934
Director
movieHave a Heart
1934
Director
movieHandy Andy
1934
Director
movieBottoms Up
1934
Director
movieMy Weakness
1933
Director
movieHold Me Tight
1933
Director
movieHandle with Care
1932
Director
movieDown To Earth
1932
Director
movieBusiness and Pleasure
1932
Director
movieDelicious
1931
Director
movieA Connecticut Yankee
1931
Director
movieJust Imagine
1930
Director
movieHigh Society Blues
1930
Director
movieSunny Side Up
1929
Director
movieSalute
1929
Director
movieChasing Through Europe
1929
Director
movieMasked Emotions
1929
Director
moviePrep and Pep
1928
Director
movieWin That Girl
1928
Director
News Parade
1928
Director
movieHigh School Hero
1927
Director
Acting53
moviePrima Donna
1956
Self - Introduction
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
David Butler (uncredited)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Self (uncredited)
movieSalute
1929
Navy Coach
movieThe Rush Hour
1927
William Finch
movieShould Second Husbands Come First?
1927
The Widow's Older Son
movie7th Heaven
1927
Gobin
movieNobody's Widow
1927
Ned Stevens
movieThe Quarterback
1926
'Lumpy' Goggins
movieWomanpower
1926
Mallory
movieThe Blue Eagle
1926
Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
movieThe Sap
1926
Vance
movieThe Plastic Age
1925
James Henley
movieWages for Wives
1925
Chester Logan
movieThe People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
Bill Preston
movieThe Man on the Box
1925
Bob's Brother-in-Law
movieHavoc
1925
Smithy
movieHis Majesty, Bunker Bean
1925
Bud Matthews
movieTracked in the Snow Country
1925
Terry Moulton
movieCode of the West
1925
Bid Hatfield
movieThe Narrow Street
1925
Ray Wyeth
movieThe Arizona Express
1924
Steve Butler
movieHoodman Blind
1923
Jack Yeulette
movieThe Temple of Venus
1923
Nat Harper
movieCause for Divorce
1923
Tom Parker
movieDesire
1923
Jerry Ryan
movieMary of the Movies
1923
David Butler (uncredited)
moviePoor Men's Wives
1923
Jim Maherne
movieThe Fog
1923
Si Plumb
movieThe Hero
1923
Bill Walters
movieConquering the Woman
1922
Larry Saunders
movieThe Village Blacksmith
1922
Bill Hammond
According to Hoyle
1922
"Boxcar" Simmons
movieThe Wise Kid
1922
Freddie Smith
movieThe Sky Pilot
1921
Bill Hendricks
movieThe County Fair
1920
Joel Bartlett
Fickle Women
1920
Calvin Price
movieDon't Ever Marry
1920
Bill Fielding
movieThe Other Half
1919
Cpl. Jimmy
movieA Petal on the Current
1919
Ed Kinealy
movieNugget Nell
1919
Big Hearted Jim
movieBetter Times
1919
Peter Van Alstyne
movieThe Unpainted Woman
1919
Charley Holt
movieThe Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
Johann August Kant
movieThe Greatest Thing in Life
1918
Mr. Le Bebe
movieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
movieThe Birth of a Nation
1915
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Writing12
movieBright Eyes
1934
Story
movieBottoms Up
1934
Screenplay, Story
Production4
Costume & Make-Up1
movieEdgar Floats
2010
Set Costumer