Directing
David Butler
- Titles
- 106movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1918 to 1967, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 80titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Twilight Zone87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Wholesome6.2average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
- Dark Humor1.4, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 10
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Romantic Comedy 8
- Historical Setting 6
- Nostalgic 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Early Cinema 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Golden Age Hollywood 4
- Silent Era 3
- Romantic Drama 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIrene MorraEditorCalamity Jane, King Richard and the Crusaders, Thank Your Lucky Stars, Road to Morocco, Just Imagine, +34 more
- WWilliam M. ConselmanWriterThe Little Colonel, East Side of Heaven, That's Right – You're Wrong, Pigskin Parade, Bright Eyes, +5 more
S.Z. SakallActorTea for Two, Shine on Harvest Moon, San Antonio, Painting The Clouds With Sunshine, Lullaby of Broadway, +4 more
Dennis MorganActorThank Your Lucky Stars, Shine on Harvest Moon, It's a Great Feeling, Two Guys from Texas, Painting The Clouds With Sunshine, +3 more
Wilfrid M. ClineCinematographerCalamity Jane, Tea for Two, It's a Great Feeling, April in Paris, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, +3 more- EErnest PalmerCinematographerJust Imagine, 7th Heaven, Kentucky, A Connecticut Yankee, Sunny Side Up, +2 more
Jack CarsonActorShine on Harvest Moon, It's a Great Feeling, Two Guys from Texas, Two Guys from Milwaukee, The Time, The Place and The Girl, +1 more
Doris DayActorCalamity Jane, Tea for Two, It's a Great Feeling, April in Paris, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, +1 more
Arthur EdesonCinematographerThank Your Lucky Stars, Shine on Harvest Moon, Two Guys from Texas, My Wild Irish Rose, Two Guys from Milwaukee, +1 more
James V. KernWriterThank Your Lucky Stars, East Side of Heaven, Shine on Harvest Moon, You'll Find Out, That's Right – You're Wrong, +1 more
Shirley TempleActorThe Story of Seabiscuit, The Little Colonel, Captain January, The Littlest Rebel, Bright Eyes
El BrendelActorJust Imagine, If I Had My Way, Sunny Side Up, Handle with Care, Delicious
Movies and TV shows
1062010s
1 title
Edgar Floats (2010)
Set Costumer
1960s
2 titles
The Right Approach (1961)
Director
1950s
14 titles · average score 59
45
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Director
53
Glory (1956)
Director
Jump Into Hell (1955)
Director
63
The Command (1954)
Director
70
Calamity Jane (1953)
Director
54
April in Paris (1952)
Director
Where's Charley? (1952)
Director
62
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Director
62
Tea for Two (1950)
Director
1940s
18 titles · average score 60
61
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as David Butler (uncredited)
62
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Director
56
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Director
61
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
Director
64
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Director
62
They Got Me Covered (1943)
Director
69
Road to Morocco (1942)
Director
61
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Director
57
You'll Find Out (1940)
Story, Producer
62
If I Had My Way (1940)
Director, Producer
1930s
26 titles · average score 63
68
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Story, Director
58
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
Story, Director
60
Kentucky (1938)
Director
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Director
61
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
Director
You're a Sweetheart (1937)
Director
68
Captain January (1936)
Director
66
The Little Colonel (1935)
Director
64
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Director
69
Bright Eyes (1934)
Story, Director
61
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Director
54
Just Imagine (1930)
Director
1920s
37 titles · average score 62
49
Salute (1929)
as Navy Coach
69
Sunny Side Up (1929)
Producer, Director
74
7th Heaven (1927)
as Gobin
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
as The Widow's Older Son
The Rush Hour (1927)
as William Finch
The Quarterback (1926)
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
Tracked in the Snow Country (1925)
as Terry Moulton
The Arizona Express (1924)
as Steve Butler
The Temple of Venus (1923)
as Nat Harper
According to Hoyle (1922)
as "Boxcar" Simmons
56
The Sky Pilot (1921)
as Bill Hendricks
The County Fair (1920)
as Joel Bartlett
1910s
8 titles · average score 66
Better Times (1919)
as Peter Van Alstyne
The Other Half (1919)
as Cpl. Jimmy
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
as Johann August Kant
Nugget Nell (1919)
as Big Hearted Jim
A Petal on the Current (1919)
as Ed Kinealy
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
as Mr. Le Bebe
73
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
60
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)