Directing
David Butler
- Titles
- 113movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1918 to 1967, busiest in 1925 with 10 main titles.
- Directed
- 80titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Twilight Zone91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Wholesome6.4average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.6average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Psychological3.4, average 5.6
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Tension4.4, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 10
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Romantic Comedy 8
- Historical Setting 7
- Nostalgic 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Early Cinema 5
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Golden Age Hollywood 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIrene MorraEditorCalamity Jane, King Richard and the Crusaders, Thank Your Lucky Stars, It's a Great Feeling, Shine on Harvest Moon, +34 more
- WWilliam M. ConselmanWriterThe Little Colonel, East Side of Heaven, That's Right – You're Wrong, Bright Eyes, Pigskin Parade, +5 more
S.Z. SakallActorShine on Harvest Moon, San Antonio, Painting the Clouds with Sunshine, Tea for Two, Two Guys from Milwaukee, +4 more
Dennis MorganActorThank Your Lucky Stars, It's a Great Feeling, Shine on Harvest Moon, Painting the Clouds with Sunshine, Two Guys from Texas, +3 more
Wilfrid M. ClineCinematographerCalamity Jane, It's a Great Feeling, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Tea for Two, April in Paris, +3 more- EErnest PalmerCinematographerJust Imagine, 7th Heaven, A Connecticut Yankee, Kentucky, Sunny Side Up, +2 more
Doris DayActorCalamity Jane, It's a Great Feeling, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Tea for Two, April in Paris, +1 more
Jack CarsonActorIt's a Great Feeling, Shine on Harvest Moon, Two Guys from Texas, Two Guys from Milwaukee, The Time, The Place and The Girl, +1 more
Arthur EdesonCinematographerThank Your Lucky Stars, Shine on Harvest Moon, Two Guys from Texas, Two Guys from Milwaukee, My Wild Irish Rose, +1 more
James V. KernWriterThank Your Lucky Stars, Shine on Harvest Moon, You'll Find Out, East Side of Heaven, That's Right – You're Wrong, +1 more
Frank AlbertsonActorJust Imagine, Salute, A Connecticut Yankee, Doubting Thomas, Prep and Pep
Janet GaynorActor7th Heaven, High Society Blues, The Blue Eagle, Sunny Side Up, Delicious
Movies and TV shows
1132010s
1 title
Edgar Floats (2010)
Set Costumer
1960s
2 titles
The Right Approach (1961)
Director
1950s
14 titles · average score 57
37
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Director
56
Glory (1956)
Director
Jump Into Hell (1955)
Director
59
The Command (1954)
Director
72
Calamity Jane (1953)
Director
50
April in Paris (1952)
Director
63
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Director
61
Tea for Two (1950)
Director
1940s
18 titles · average score 58
50
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as David Butler (uncredited)
56
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Director
68
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
Director
56
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Director
62
San Antonio (1945)
Director
54
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
Director
60
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Director
44
They Got Me Covered (1943)
Director
75
Road to Morocco (1942)
Director
66
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Director
55
You'll Find Out (1940)
Director, Story
1930s
26 titles · average score 60
70
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Director, Story
61
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
Story, Director
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Director
52
Kentucky (1938)
Director
61
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
Director
77
Captain January (1936)
Director
53
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Director
71
The Little Colonel (1935)
Director
65
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Director
77
Bright Eyes (1934)
Story, Director
51
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Director
50
Just Imagine (1930)
Director
1920s
43 titles · average score 62
64
Sunny Side Up (1929)
Producer, Director
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
Director, Writer
Chasing Through Europe (1929)
Director
54
Salute (1929)
as Navy Coach
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
as The Widow's Older Son
88
7th Heaven (1927)
as Gobin
The Man on the Box (1925)
as Bob's Brother-in-Law
Tracked in the Snow Country (1925)
as Terry Moulton
60
The Plastic Age (1925)
as James Henley
The Phantom Express (1925)
as Jack Warren
Hoodman Blind (1923)
as Jack Yeulette
The County Fair (1920)
as Joel Bartlett
1910s
9 titles · average score 72
Better Times (1919)
as Peter Van Alstyne
The Other Half (1919)
as Cpl. Jimmy
Nugget Nell (1919)
as Big Hearted Jim
The Unpainted Woman (1919)
as Charley Holt
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
as Johann August Kant
A Petal on the Current (1919)
as Ed Kinealy
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
as Mr. Le Bebe
85
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
59
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)