Directing
David Butler
Born Dec 16, 1894 · San Francisco, California, USA · Died Jun 14, 1979
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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.
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Directed
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
1967
Music · Comedy
Camp Runamuck
1965
Comedy
Daniel Boone
1964
Action & Adventure · Western
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Comedy
The Right Approach
1961
Overland Trail
1960
Western
The Twilight Zone
1959
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Deputy
1959
Western
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Comedy · Family
M Squad
1957
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
Comedy · Drama
Prima Donna
1956
Drama
Glory
1956
Drama
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Comedy · Drama
Jump Into Hell
1955
Drama · War
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954
Adventure · Drama · History
The Command
1954
Western
Calamity Jane
1953
Western
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
Comedy · Family · Music
April in Paris
1952
Comedy · Music · Romance
Where's Charley?
1952
Comedy · Music
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951
Music
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
Comedy · Music · Romance
Tea for Two
1950
Comedy · Music · Romance
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
Comedy · Romance
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
Drama · Family · Romance
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Comedy · Music
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
Drama · Romance
John Loves Mary
1949
Comedy
Two Guys from Texas
1948
Comedy · Western
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
Music
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
Music · Comedy · Romance
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
Comedy
San Antonio
1945
Western
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Comedy · Adventure
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
Drama · Music
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Comedy · Music
They Got Me Covered
1943
Comedy
Road to Morocco
1942
Comedy · Music · Adventure
Playmates
1941
Music · Comedy
Caught in the Draft
1941
Comedy · Romance · War
You'll Find Out
1940
Comedy · Horror · Romance
If I Had My Way
1940
Comedy · Family
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
Music · Comedy
East Side of Heaven
1939
Comedy · Family
Kentucky
1938
Drama · Romance
Straight, Place and Show
1938
Comedy · Music
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
Comedy · Romance
You're a Sweetheart
1937
Romance · Music
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Pigskin Parade
1936
Comedy · Music
White Fang
1936
Adventure · Action · Drama
Captain January
1936
Comedy · Family
The Littlest Rebel
1935
Comedy · Drama · Family
Doubting Thomas
1935
Comedy
The Little Colonel
1935
Family · Music
Bright Eyes
1934
Drama · Family · Music
Have a Heart
1934
Drama · Romance
Handy Andy
1934
Comedy
Bottoms Up
1934
Comedy · Drama
My Weakness
1933
Music
Hold Me Tight
1933
Drama · Romance
Handle with Care
1932
Comedy · Crime
Down To Earth
1932
Comedy
Business and Pleasure
1932
Comedy
Delicious
1931
Romance · Comedy
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Just Imagine
1930
Comedy · Music · Science Fiction
High Society Blues
1930
Music · Romance
Sunny Side Up
1929
Comedy · Music · Romance
Chasing Through Europe
1929
Comedy · Drama
Masked Emotions
1929
Drama · Crime
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
Music
Prep and Pep
1928
Comedy · Drama
Win That Girl
1928
Comedy
High School Hero
1927
Comedy
Acting
Prima Donna
1956
Drama
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Comedy · Music
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Comedy · Music
Salute
1929
Drama · Romance
The Rush Hour
1927
Comedy · Drama
