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David Butler

Director · 126 credits · 29 in highly-rated films

Best known for Calamity Jane (1953)

Frequent collaborators: Margaret Livingston, Zasu Pitts, Mary MacLaren, Harry Todd, George O'Brien

Best David Butler movies by genre

Directed movies (69 total, ranked by score)

  1. Calamity Jane

    1953 · ★ 7.0 (196 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    1

  2. Road to Morocco

    1942 · ★ 6.9 (83 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Adventure

    2

  3. Bottoms Up

    1934 · ★ 4.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    3

  4. The Princess and the Pirate

    1944 · ★ 6.9 (26 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    4

  5. Bright Eyes

    1934 · ★ 6.7 (29 votes)

    Drama, Family, Music

    5

  6. Where's Charley?

    1952 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    6

  7. My Wild Irish Rose

    1947 · ★ 6.0 (6 votes)

    Music

    7

  8. Doubting Thomas

    1935 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. Kentucky Moonshine

    1938 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    9

  10. They Got Me Covered

    1943 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    10

  11. A Connecticut Yankee

    1931 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

    11

  12. Look for the Silver Lining

    1949 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    12

  13. White Fang

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    13

  14. The Little Colonel

    1935 · ★ 6.5 (35 votes)

    Family, Music

    14

  15. Down To Earth

    1932 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    15

  16. Thank Your Lucky Stars

    1943 · ★ 6.2 (39 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    16

  17. Captain January

    1936 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    17

  18. Tea for Two

    1950 · ★ 6.1 (32 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    18

  19. By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    1953 · ★ 6.1 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Music

    19

  20. The Story of Seabiscuit

    1949 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Drama, Family, Romance

    20

  21. Sunny Side Up

    1929 · ★ 7.3 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    21

  22. Shine on Harvest Moon

    1944 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Drama, Music

    22

  23. San Antonio

    1945 · ★ 6.1 (21 votes)

    Western

    23

  24. The Littlest Rebel

    1935 · ★ 6.4 (34 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    24

  25. If I Had My Way

    1940 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    25

  26. Straight, Place and Show

    1938 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    26

  27. The Command

    1954 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Western

    27

  28. Just Imagine

    1930 · ★ 5.8 (26 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Science Fiction

    28

  29. Delicious

    1931 · ★ 6.2 (3 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    29

  30. High Society Blues

    1930

    Music, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.