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Writing

John K. Butler

Career

Active from 1943 to 1959, busiest in 1949 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John K. Butler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Roy Rogers 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Iconic Theme Music 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Episodic Storytelling 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Western 2
  • Justice 2
  • Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 52
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Hell's Crossroads
Hell's Crossroads (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Story

Terror at Midnight
Terror at Midnight (1956)

Screenplay, Story

No Man's Woman
No Man's Woman (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

I Cover the Underworld
I Cover the Underworld (1955)

Writer

Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Screenplay

The Outcast
The Outcast (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Toughest Man in Arizona
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)

Writer

Missing Women
Missing Women (1951)

Writer

Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland (1951)

Writer

Tarnished
Tarnished (1950)

Screenplay

Harbor of Missing Men
Harbor of Missing Men (1950)

Writer

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 58
Hideout
Hideout (1949)

Writer

Rim of the Canyon
Rim of the Canyon (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Post Office Investigator
Post Office Investigator (1949)

Writer

Down Dakota Way
Down Dakota Way (1949)

Screenplay

Robin Hood Of Texas
Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)

Screenplay

My Pal Trigger
My Pal Trigger (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides (1946)

Writer

One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week (1946)

Screenplay

The Vampire's Ghost
The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Sunset in El Dorado
Sunset in El Dorado (1945)

Screenplay

The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay