A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Dave Butler
David W. Butler
Birthplace:
San Francisco, California, USA
Born:
December 16, 1894
Died:
June 14, 1979
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.
Director:
1927 High School Hero
1928 Prep and Pep
1928 Win That Girl
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 Masked Emotions
1929 Salute
1929 Sunny Side Up
1930 High Society Blues
1930 Just Imagine
1931 A Connecticut Yankee
1931 Delicious
1932 Business and Pleasure
1932 Down To Earth
1932 Handle with Care
1933 Hold Me Tight
1933 My Weakness
1934 Bottoms Up
1934 Bright Eyes
1934 Handy Andy
1934 Have a Heart
1935 Doubting Thomas
1935 The Little Colonel
1935 The Littlest Rebel
1936 Captain January
1936 Pigskin Parade
1936 White Fang
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 You're a Sweetheart
1938 Kentucky
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
1938 Straight, Place and Show
1939 East Side of Heaven
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
1940 If I Had My Way
1940 You'll Find Out
1941 Caught in the Draft
1941 Playmates
1942 Road to Morocco
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 They Got Me Covered
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1945 San Antonio
1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
1948 Two Guys from Texas
1949 It's a Great Feeling
1949 John Loves Mary
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
1950 Tea for Two
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952 April in Paris
1952 Where's Charley?
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 Calamity Jane
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 The Command
1955 Jump Into Hell
1956 Glory
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
1961 The Right Approach
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Producer:
1927 High School Hero
1928 Prep and Pep
1928 Win That Girl
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 Masked Emotions
1929 Salute
1929 Sunny Side Up
1930 High Society Blues
1930 Just Imagine
1931 A Connecticut Yankee
1931 Delicious
1932 Business and Pleasure
1932 Down To Earth
1932 Handle with Care
1933 Hold Me Tight
1933 My Weakness
1934 Bottoms Up
1934 Bright Eyes
1934 Handy Andy
1934 Have a Heart
1935 Doubting Thomas
1935 The Little Colonel
1935 The Littlest Rebel
1936 Captain January
1936 Pigskin Parade
1936 White Fang
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 You're a Sweetheart
1938 Kentucky
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
1938 Straight, Place and Show
1939 East Side of Heaven
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
1940 If I Had My Way
1940 You'll Find Out
1941 Caught in the Draft
1941 Playmates
1942 Road to Morocco
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 They Got Me Covered
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1945 San Antonio
1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
1948 Two Guys from Texas
1949 It's a Great Feeling
1949 John Loves Mary
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
1950 Tea for Two
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952 April in Paris
1952 Where's Charley?
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 Calamity Jane
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 The Command
1955 Jump Into Hell
1956 Glory
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
1961 The Right Approach
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Screenplay:
1927 High School Hero
1928 Prep and Pep
1928 Win That Girl
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 Masked Emotions
1929 Salute
1929 Sunny Side Up
1930 High Society Blues
1930 Just Imagine
1931 A Connecticut Yankee
1931 Delicious
1932 Business and Pleasure
1932 Down To Earth
1932 Handle with Care
1933 Hold Me Tight
1933 My Weakness
1934 Bottoms Up
1934 Bright Eyes
1934 Handy Andy
1934 Have a Heart
1935 Doubting Thomas
1935 The Little Colonel
1935 The Littlest Rebel
1936 Captain January
1936 Pigskin Parade
1936 White Fang
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 You're a Sweetheart
1938 Kentucky
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
1938 Straight, Place and Show
1939 East Side of Heaven
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
1940 If I Had My Way
1940 You'll Find Out
1941 Caught in the Draft
1941 Playmates
1942 Road to Morocco
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 They Got Me Covered
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1945 San Antonio
1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
1948 Two Guys from Texas
1949 It's a Great Feeling
1949 John Loves Mary
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
1950 Tea for Two
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952 April in Paris
1952 Where's Charley?
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 Calamity Jane
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 The Command
1955 Jump Into Hell
1956 Glory
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
1961 The Right Approach
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Set Costumer:
1927 High School Hero
1928 Prep and Pep
1928 Win That Girl
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 Masked Emotions
1929 Salute
1929 Sunny Side Up
1930 High Society Blues
1930 Just Imagine
1931 A Connecticut Yankee
1931 Delicious
1932 Business and Pleasure
1932 Down To Earth
1932 Handle with Care
1933 Hold Me Tight
1933 My Weakness
1934 Bottoms Up
1934 Bright Eyes
1934 Handy Andy
1934 Have a Heart
1935 Doubting Thomas
1935 The Little Colonel
1935 The Littlest Rebel
1936 Captain January
1936 Pigskin Parade
1936 White Fang
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 You're a Sweetheart
1938 Kentucky
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
1938 Straight, Place and Show
1939 East Side of Heaven
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
1940 If I Had My Way
1940 You'll Find Out
1941 Caught in the Draft
1941 Playmates
1942 Road to Morocco
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 They Got Me Covered
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1945 San Antonio
1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
1948 Two Guys from Texas
1949 It's a Great Feeling
1949 John Loves Mary
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
1950 Tea for Two
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952 April in Paris
1952 Where's Charley?
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 Calamity Jane
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 The Command
1955 Jump Into Hell
1956 Glory
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
1961 The Right Approach
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
2010 Edgar Floats
Story:
1927 High School Hero
1928 Prep and Pep
1928 Win That Girl
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 Masked Emotions
1929 Salute
1929 Sunny Side Up
1930 High Society Blues
1930 Just Imagine
1931 A Connecticut Yankee
1931 Delicious
1932 Business and Pleasure
1932 Down To Earth
1932 Handle with Care
1933 Hold Me Tight
1933 My Weakness
1934 Bottoms Up
1934 Bright Eyes
1934 Handy Andy
1934 Have a Heart
1935 Doubting Thomas
1935 The Little Colonel
1935 The Littlest Rebel
1936 Captain January
1936 Pigskin Parade
1936 White Fang
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 You're a Sweetheart
1938 Kentucky
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
1938 Straight, Place and Show
1939 East Side of Heaven
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
1940 If I Had My Way
1940 You'll Find Out
1941 Caught in the Draft
1941 Playmates
1942 Road to Morocco
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 They Got Me Covered
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1945 San Antonio
1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
1948 Two Guys from Texas
1949 It's a Great Feeling
1949 John Loves Mary
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
1950 Tea for Two
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952 April in Paris
1952 Where's Charley?
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 Calamity Jane
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 The Command
1955 Jump Into Hell
1956 Glory
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
1961 The Right Approach
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
2010 Edgar Floats
Writer:
1927 High School Hero
1928 Prep and Pep
1928 Win That Girl
1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 Masked Emotions
1929 Salute
1929 Sunny Side Up
1930 High Society Blues
1930 Just Imagine
1931 A Connecticut Yankee
1931 Delicious
1932 Business and Pleasure
1932 Down To Earth
1932 Handle with Care
1933 Hold Me Tight
1933 My Weakness
1934 Bottoms Up
1934 Bright Eyes
1934 Handy Andy
1934 Have a Heart
1935 Doubting Thomas
1935 The Little Colonel
1935 The Littlest Rebel
1936 Captain January
1936 Pigskin Parade
1936 White Fang
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 You're a Sweetheart
1938 Kentucky
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
1938 Straight, Place and Show
1939 East Side of Heaven
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
1940 If I Had My Way
1940 You'll Find Out
1941 Caught in the Draft
1941 Playmates
1942 Road to Morocco
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 They Got Me Covered
1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
1945 San Antonio
1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
1948 Two Guys from Texas
1949 It's a Great Feeling
1949 John Loves Mary
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
1949 The Story of Seabiscuit
1950 Tea for Two
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951 Lullaby of Broadway
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952 April in Paris
1952 Where's Charley?
1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 Calamity Jane
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 The Command
1955 Jump Into Hell
1956 Glory
1956 The Girl He Left Behind
1961 The Right Approach
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
2010 Edgar Floats
Director:
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1955 Screen Director's Playhouse
1957 Leave It to Beaver
1957 M Squad
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1959 The Deputy
1959 The Twilight Zone
1960 Overland Trail
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 The Patty Duke Show
1964 Daniel Boone
1965 Camp Runamuck
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