
Biography
Frank Russell Butler (December 28, 1889 β June 10, 1967) was an American film and theatre actor and later an award-winning screenwriter, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England to parents Frederick Butler and Sarah Ann Hedges. His son, Hugo Butler, also became a Hollywood screenwriter.
Filmography
All 83
Movies 83
Writter 57
Self 1
Director 1
Writer

The Miracle (1959)
Movie
Writer

Strange Lady in Town (1955)
Movie
Writer

Road to Bali (1953)
Movie
4.75
Screenplay

Whispering Smith (1948)
Movie
7.33
Frank Butler

Variety Girl (1947)
Movie
Writer

Golden Earrings (1947)
Movie
Writer

The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Movie
Writer

Welcome Stranger (1947)
Movie
Writer

California (1947)
Movie
Writer

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Movie
Writer

Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Movie
Writer

A Medal for Benny (1945)
Movie
Writer

Going My Way (1944)
Movie
6
Writer

Hostages (1943)
Movie
Writer

China (1943)
Movie
Writer

Road to Morocco (1942)
Movie
4.56
Writer

Wake Island (1942)
Movie
Writer

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)
Movie
Writer

My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Movie
Writer

Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
Movie
Writer

Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Movie
4.22
Writer

Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Movie
Writer

I Want a Divorce (1940)
Movie
Writer

Untamed (1940)
Movie
Writer

Road to Singapore (1940)
Movie
3
Writer

The Star Maker (1939)
Movie
Writer

Island of Lost Men (1939)
Movie
Writer

Never Say Die (1939)
Movie
Writer

Paris Honeymoon (1939)
Movie
Writer

Give Me a Sailor (1938)
Movie
Writer

Tropic Holiday (1938)
Movie
Writer

Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Movie
Writer

Champagne Waltz (1937)
Movie
Writer

The Princess Comes Across (1936)
Movie
6
Screenplay

The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Movie
9
Writer

The Milky Way (1936)
Movie
Writer

Strike Me Pink (1936)
Movie
Writer

Coronado (1935)
Movie
Writer

Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Movie
6
Writer

Vagabond Lady (1935)
Movie
Writer

Beginner's Luck (1935)
Movie
Writer

Babes in Toyland (1934)
Movie
8
Writer

Ladies Should Listen (1934)
Movie
Writer

Search for Beauty (1934)
Movie
Writer

Girl without a Room (1933)
Movie
Writer

White Woman (1933)
Movie
Writer

The Way to Love (1933)
Movie
Writer

College Humor (1933)
Movie
Writer

Prosperity (1932)
Movie
Writer

When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932)
Movie
Dialogue

This Modern Age (1931)
Movie
Writer

New Moon (1930)
Movie
Writer

Remote Control (1930)
Movie
Adaptation

Those Three French Girls (1930)
Movie
Writer

Strictly Unconventional (1930)
Movie
Writer

Montana Moon (1930)
Movie
Adaptation

Untamed (1929)
Movie
Writer

Just Married (1928)
Movie
Writer

The Big Killing (1928)
Movie
Director

Flying Elephants (1928)
Movie
Writer

Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Movie
5
Writer

No Man's Law (1927)
Movie
Writer

The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
Movie
English pedestrian

Seeing the World (1927)
Movie
Writer

The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Movie
Professor Amos Hopkins

30 Below Zero (1926)
Movie
Finn's Rival

Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)
Movie
Percy M. Wellington

The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)
Movie
Freddie Waddams

Made for Love (1926)
Movie
Victor

Satan in Sables (1925)
Movie
Mr. Tewksberry Spat

Hot Stuff (1924)
Movie
Mr. Tewksberry Spat

The Great Outdoors (1923)
Movie
Mr. Tewksberry Spat

Heavy Seas (1923)
Movie
Hal

The Call of the Wild (1923)
Movie
Mr. Tewksberry Spat

Let's Build (1923)
Movie
Lord Henry Seville

Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
Movie
Allerdyce

A Self Made Wife (1923)
Movie
Inspector George Malvin

The Tiger's Claw (1923)
Movie
Horace Beresford (as F.R. Butler)

My American Wife (1922)
Movie
Theodore Jellicot

A Tailor-Made Man (1922)
Movie
Lord Wensleydon

Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Movie
Sir Aubrey Mayo

The Sheik (1921)
Movie
3.67
Eustace

The Great Moment (1921)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.39
Based on 73.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1921
1927
1935
1930
1959
Information
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1890-12-28
Deathday1967-06-10 (76 years old)
Place of birthOxford, United Kingdom
ChildrenHugo Butler
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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