Portrait of Frank Butler

Writing

Frank Butler

Career

Active from 1921 to 1959, busiest in 1923 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1945 · Won · 17th Academy Awards

    Going My Way

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Road to Morocco

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Wake Island

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Butler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 7
  • Lighthearted 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Escapist Entertainment 4
  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Romance 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Classic Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles · average score 57
The Miracle
The Miracle (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Road to Bali
Road to Bali (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Story

1940s

22 titles · average score 65
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

California
California (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Wake Island
Wake Island (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Writer

Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

1930s

30 titles · average score 58
Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Waikiki Wedding
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Story

Champagne Waltz
Champagne Waltz (1937)

Writer

The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Milky Way
The Milky Way (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1934)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer

Girl Without a Room
Girl Without a Room (1933)

Writer

College Humor
College Humor (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

1920s

28 titles · average score 62
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants (1928)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Big Killing
The Big Killing (1928)

Writer

No Man's Law
No Man's Law (1927)

Writer

The Honorable Mr. Buggs
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)

Writer

The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)

Writer

Made for Love
Made for Love (1926)

as Freddie Waddams

Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff (1924)

as Mr. Tewksberry Spat

Let's Build
Let's Build (1923)

as Mr. Tewksberry Spat

The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors (1923)

as Mr. Tewksberry Spat

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)

as Lord Henry Seville

The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild (1923)

as Hal

The Sheik
The Sheik (1921)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sir Aubrey Mayo