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Road Show (1941) -- Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity...
Follow the Boys (1944) -- US Home Video Trailer from MCA/Universal
The Slippery Pearls (1931) -- Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatarium...
Swing High, Swing Low (1937) -- In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate...

Overview

Date of Death:
14 June 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Charles Butterworth was, before he came to Hollywood in 1930, a stage... more
Trivia:
Close friends included fellow humorist Robert Benchley and Corey Ford. more
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Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
Charlie Butterworth

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Dixie Jamboree (1944) .... Professor
  2. Bermuda Mystery (1944) .... Dr. Tilford
  3. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Louie Fairweather
  4. The Sultan's Daughter (1944) .... Sultan
  5. Always a Bridesmaid (1943) .... Col. Winchester
  6. This Is the Army (1943) .... Eddie Dibble
  7. Give Out, Sisters (1942) .... Prof. Woof
  8. Night in New Orleans (1942) .... Edward Wallace
  9. What's Cookin'? (1942) .... J. P. Courtney
    ... aka Wake Up and Dream (UK)
  10. Sis Hopkins (1941) .... Horace Hopkins
  11. Road Show (1941) .... Harry Whitman
  12. Blonde Inspiration (1941) .... 'Bittsy' Conway
  13. There's Nothing to It (1941)
  14. Second Chorus (1940) .... J. Lester Chisholm
  15. The Boys from Syracuse (1940) .... Duke of Ephesus

  16. Let Freedom Ring (1939) .... The Mackerel
    ... aka Song of the Plains (Australia)
  17. Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... Biney
  18. Every Day's a Holiday (1937) .... Larmadou Graves
  19. Swing High, Swing Low (1937) .... Harry
  20. Rainbow on the River (1936) .... Barrett
    ... aka It Happened in New Orleans (USA: reissue title)
  21. We Went to College (1936) .... Glenn Harvey
    ... aka The Old School Tie (UK)
  22. Half Angel (1936) .... Doc Felix
  23. The Moon's Our Home (1936) .... Horace Van Steedan
  24. Magnificent Obsession (1935) .... Tommy Masterson
  25. Orchids to You (1935) .... Teddy Stuyvesant
  26. Baby Face Harrington (1935) .... Willie Harrington
    ... aka Baby Face Harrington (UK)
  27. The Night Is Young (1935) .... Willy Fitch
  28. Forsaking All Others (1934) .... Shemp 'Shempy'
  29. Student Tour (1934) .... Prof. Lippincott
  30. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) .... Algy Longworth / Mousey
  31. Hollywood Party (1934) .... Harvey Clemp
  32. The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) .... Charles
  33. My Weakness (1933) .... Gerald Gregory
  34. Penthouse (1933) .... Layton
    ... aka Crooks in Clover (UK)
  35. The Nuisance (1933) .... Floppy Phil Montague
  36. Love Me Tonight (1932) .... Count de Savignac
  37. Beauty and the Boss (1932) .... Ludwig Pfeffer Jr.
  38. Manhattan Parade (1931) .... Herbert T. Herbert
  39. The Mad Genius (1931) .... Karimsky
  40. Side Show (1931) .... Sidney
  41. The Bargain (1931) .... Geoffrey
  42. Illicit (1931) .... George Evans
  43. The Life of the Party (1930) .... Col. Joy
  44. Ladies of Leisure (1930) (uncredited) .... Party Guest

  45. Vital Subjects (1929)
Soundtrack:
  1. This Is the Army (1943) (performer: "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning")
  2. Second Chorus (1940) (performer: "Beautiful Dreamer") ("Beautiful Dreamer")

  3. Let Freedom Ring (1939) ("Dusty Road" (1939), "Love Serenade" (1939))
    ... aka Song of the Plains (Australia)
  4. Swing High, Swing Low (1937) (performer: "I Hear a Call to Arms" (1937) (uncredited), "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850) (uncredited))
  5. We Went to College (1936) (performer: "Alma Mater" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Old School Tie (UK)
  6. The Night Is Young (1935) (performer: "My Old Mare" (1935)) ("The Noble Duchess" (1935))
  7. Baby Face Harrington (1935) (performer: "Hiking, Hiking, Hiking" (uncredited))
    ... aka Baby Face Harrington (UK)
  8. Forsaking All Others (1934) ("Row Row Row Your Boat")
  9. The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) ("A New Love is Old" (1931), "Try to Forget" (1931))
Self:
  1. Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Hollywood Meets the Navy (USA: short title)

  2. Hollywood Handicap (1938) (as Charlie Butterworth) .... Himself
  3. The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Himself
    ... aka The Stolen Jools

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage, vaudeville, and radio actor. Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
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