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The Sheik (1921) -- A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.
The Perils of Pauline (1947) -- Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...
The Milky Way (1936) -- Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.
Dead People (1984) -- Deutsch tells the fictionalized history of Frank Butler, a local character in an economically depressed small tow

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Overview

Date of Death:
10 June 1967, Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA more
Trivia:
Actor turned screenwriter.
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Up 16% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
Alternate Names:
F. R. Butler | F.R. Butler

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Actor, Director, Self
Writer:
  1. The Miracle (1959) (screenplay)
  2. Strange Lady in Town (1955) (writer)
  3. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Welcome Stranger (1954) TV episode (film story)
  4. Road to Bali (1952) (writer)

  5. Whispering Smith (1948) (writer)
  6. Golden Earrings (1947) (writer)
  7. The Perils of Pauline (1947) (screenplay)
  8. Welcome Stranger (1947) (story)
  9. California (1947) (writer)
  10. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (1936 screenplay The Milky Way)
  11. Incendiary Blonde (1945) (screenplay)
  12. A Medal for Benny (1945) (writer)
  13. Going My Way (1944) (screenplay)
  14. Hostages (1943) (writer)
  15. China (1943) (writer)
  16. Road to Morocco (1942) (original screenplay)
  17. Wake Island (1942) (screenplay)
  18. Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) (screenplay)
  19. My Favorite Blonde (1942) (screenplay)
  20. Aloma of the South Seas (1941) (screenplay)
  21. Road to Zanzibar (1941) (screenplay)
  22. I Want a Divorce (1940) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Tragedy of Divorce (UK: new title)
  23. Rangers of Fortune (1940) (writer)
  24. Untamed (1940) (screenplay)
  25. Road to Singapore (1940) (screenplay)

  26. The Star Maker (1939) (writer)
  27. Island of Lost Men (1939) (play "Hangman's Whip")
  28. Never Say Die (1939) (writer)
  29. Paris Honeymoon (1939) (writer)
  30. Give Me a Sailor (1938) (writer)
  31. Tropic Holiday (1938) (story and screenplay)
  32. Waikiki Wedding (1937) (screenplay) (story)
  33. Champagne Waltz (1937) (writer)
  34. The Princess Comes Across (1936) (screenplay)
  35. The Bohemian Girl (1936) (screenplay) (uncredited)
  36. The Milky Way (1936) (writer)
  37. Strike Me Pink (1936) (adaptation and screenplay)
  38. Coronado (1935) (screenplay)
  39. Bonnie Scotland (1935) (writer)
    ... aka Heroes of the Regiment (USA: reissue title)
  40. Vagabond Lady (1935) (original screenplay)
    ... aka The Girl Is Mine
  41. Babes in Toyland (1934) (dialogue)
    ... aka Laurel and Hardy in Toyland
    ... aka March of the Wooden Soldiers (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Revenge Is Sweet
    ... aka Wooden Soldiers
  42. Ladies Should Listen (1934) (writer)
  43. Search for Beauty (1934) (writer)
  44. Girl Without a Room (1933) (writer)
  45. White Woman (1933) (story)
  46. The Way to Love (1933) (additional dialogue)
  47. College Humor (1933) (writer)
  48. Prosperity (1932) (story)
  49. When a Fellow Needs a Friend (1932) (writer)
    ... aka When a Feller Needs a Friend (USA: review title)
  50. This Modern Age (1931) (writer)
  51. New Moon (1930) (adaptation)
  52. Remote Control (1930) (writer)
  53. Those Three French Girls (1930) (adaptation and continuity)
  54. Strictly Unconventional (1930) (talking version)
  55. Montana Moon (1930) (screenplay) (story)

  56. Untamed (1929) (writer)
  57. China Bound (1929) (story)
  58. Just Married (1928) (adaptation) (screenplay)
  59. The Big Killing (1928) (writer)
  60. Sailors Beware (1927) (uncredited)
  61. No Man's Law (1927) (writer)
    ... aka Man's Law (UK)
    ... aka No Man's Land
  62. The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927) (writer)
  63. The Nickel-Hopper (1926) (writer)
  64. Naughty Mary Brown (1921) (scenario) (as F.R. Butler)
Actor:
  1. Seeing the World (1927) .... English pedestrian
  2. 30 Below Zero (1926) .... Professor Amos Hopkins
  3. The Complete Life (1926)
  4. The Passionate Quest (1926) .... Lord 'Reggie' Towers
  5. Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926) .... Finn's Rival
  6. The Fighting Buckaroo (1926) .... Percy M. Wellington
  7. Made for Love (1926) .... Freddie Waddams
  8. Tol'able Romeo (1925)
  9. Compromise (1925) .... Ole
  10. Satan in Sables (1925) .... Victor
  11. The Royal Four-Flush (1925)
  12. Wild Papa (1925) .... Tewksbury Spat
  13. Black Hand Blues (1925)
  14. Excuse My Glove (1925)
  15. The Fox Hunt (1925)
  16. Laugh That Off (1925)
  17. The Rubber-Neck (1924)
  18. Black Hands (1924)
  19. Deaf, Dumb and Daffy (1924)
  20. Hot Stuff (1924)
  21. Lost Dog (1924)
  22. South o' the North Pole (1924)
  23. A Hardboiled Tenderfoot (1924)
  24. Our Congressman (1924) .... Hemingway Abbott IV
    ... aka Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA)
  25. Radio Mad (1924)
  26. Suffering Shakespeare (1924)
  27. Bottle Babies (1924)
  28. Hit the High Spots (1924)
  29. The King of the Wild Horses (1924)
  30. Hunters Bold (1924)
  31. Political Pull (1924)
  32. Help One Another (1924)
  33. The Darkest Hour (1923)
  34. The Great Outdoors (1923)
  35. Roughing It (1923)
  36. Heavy Seas (1923)
  37. Call of the Wild (1923) .... Hal
  38. Let's Build (1923)
  39. Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923) .... Lord Henry Seville
  40. The Self-Made Wife (1923) .... Allerdyce
  41. The Tiger's Claw (1923) .... Inspector George Malvin
  42. My American Wife (1922) (as F.R. Butler) .... Horace Beresford
  43. A Tailor-Made Man (1922) .... Theodore Jellicot
    ... aka A Tailor Made Man
  44. Beyond the Rocks (1922) (as F. R. Butler) .... Lord Wensleydon
  45. The Sheik (1921) .... Sir Aubrey Mayo
  46. The Great Moment (1921) (as F.R. Butler) .... Eustace
  47. Behold My Wife (1920) (as F.R. Butler) .... Captain Vidal
Director:
  1. Flying Elephants (1928) (director: retakes)
Self:
  1. Variety Girl (1947) .... Himself

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