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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

Overview

Date of Birth:

28 December 1890, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK more

Date of Death:

10 June 1967, Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA more

Trivia:

Actor turned screenwriter.

STARmeter:

Down 44% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:

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Alternate Names:

F. R. Butler | F.R. Butler

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Miracle (1959)	(screenplay)	1959	-	6.2 (114)

2.	Strange Lady in Town (1955)	(writer)	1955	-	6.2 (62)

3.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Lux Video Theatre: Welcome Stranger (#5.2)" (film story)
4.	Road to Bali (1952)	(writer)	1952	-	6.8 (2,011)

5.	Whispering Smith (1948)	(writer)	1948	-	6.6 (270)

6.	Golden Earrings (1947)	(writer)	1947	-	6.6 (362)

7.	The Perils of Pauline (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	6.7 (454)

8.	Welcome Stranger (1947)	(story)	1947	-	6.0 (71)

9.	California (1947)	(writer)	1947	-	6.2 (209)

10.	The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)	(1936 screenplay The Milky Way)	1946	-	6.8 (383)

11.	Incendiary Blonde (1945)	(screenplay)	1945	-	7.3 (80)

12.	A Medal for Benny (1945)	(writer)	1945	-	7.3 (42)

13.	Going My Way (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	7.5 (3,044)

14.	Hostages (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	7.5 (15)

15.	China (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	7.1 (100)

16.	Road to Morocco (1942)	(original screenplay)	1942	-	7.3 (2,223)

17.	Wake Island (1942)	(screenplay)	1942	-	7.0 (587)

18.	Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)	(screenplay)	1942	-	5.7 (30)

19.	My Favorite Blonde (1942)	(screenplay)	1942	-	7.2 (454)

20.	Aloma of the South Seas (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	5.7 (30)

21.	Road to Zanzibar (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	7.2 (1,425)

22.	I Want a Divorce (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	-
	AKAs: The Tragedy of Divorce (UK: new title)
23.	Rangers of Fortune (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	-

24.	Untamed (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	5.7 (8)

25.	Road to Singapore (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	6.9 (1,649)

26.	The Star Maker (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	6.5 (13)

27.	Island of Lost Men (1939)	(play "Hangman's Whip")	1939	-	8.0 (17)

28.	Never Say Die (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	7.1 (106)

29.	Paris Honeymoon (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	6.6 (19)

30.	Give Me a Sailor (1938)	(writer)	1938	-	6.8 (102)

31.	Tropic Holiday (1938)	(story and screenplay)	1938	-	-

32.	Waikiki Wedding (1937)	(screenplay) (story)	1937	-	6.2 (74)

33.	Champagne Waltz (1937)	(writer)	1937	-	7.0 (18)

34.	The Princess Comes Across (1936)	(screenplay)	1936	-	6.8 (246)

35.	The Bohemian Girl (1936)	(screenplay) (uncredited)	1936	-	6.8 (488)

36.	The Milky Way (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	6.8 (588)

37.	Strike Me Pink (1936)	(adaptation and screenplay)	1936	-	7.0 (143)

38.	Coronado (1935)	(screenplay)	1935	-	7.3 (6)

39.	Bonnie Scotland (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	6.7 (585)
	AKAs: Heroes of the Regiment (USA: reissue title)
40.	Vagabond Lady (1935)	(original screenplay)	1935	-	6.3 (36)
	AKAs: The Girl Is Mine
41.	Babes in Toyland (1934)	(dialogue)	1934	-	7.3 (1,873)
	AKAs: Laurel and Hardy in Toyland March of the Wooden Soldiers (USA: reissue title) Revenge Is Sweet Wooden Soldiers
42.	Ladies Should Listen (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	5.6 (34)

43.	Search for Beauty (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	6.8 (118)

44.	Girl Without a Room (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	7.2 (12)

45.	White Woman (1933)	(story)	1933	-	6.2 (42)

46.	The Way to Love (1933)	(additional dialogue)	1933	-	7.3 (8)

47.	College Humor (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	6.9 (28)

48.	Prosperity (1932)	(story)	1932	-	6.3 (88)

49.	When a Fellow Needs a Friend (1932)	(writer)	1932	-	5.1 (24)
	AKAs: When a Feller Needs a Friend (USA: review title)
50.	This Modern Age (1931)	(writer)	1931	-	6.9 (84)

51.	New Moon (1930)	(adaptation)	1930	-	6.6 (45)

52.	Remote Control (1930)	(writer)	1930	-	7.9 (272)

53.	Those Three French Girls (1930)	(adaptation and continuity)	1930	-	4.8 (28)

54.	Strictly Unconventional (1930)	(talking version)	1930	-	5.1 (23)

55.	Montana Moon (1930)	(screenplay) (story)	1930	-	5.4 (72)

56.	Untamed (1929)	(writer)	1929	-	5.2 (129)

57.	China Bound (1929)	(story)	1929	-	-

58.	Just Married (1928)	(adaptation) (screenplay)	1928	-	-

59.	The Big Killing (1928)	(writer)	1928	-	-

60.	Sailors Beware (1927)	(uncredited)	1927	-	6.9 (130)

61.	No Man's Law (1927)	(writer)	1927	-	6.2 (14)
	AKAs: Man's Law (UK) No Man's Land
62.	The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)	(writer)	1927	-	5.6 (6)

63.	The Nickel-Hopper (1926)	(writer)	1926	-	7.3 (30)

64.	Naughty Mary Brown (1921)	(scenario) (as F.R. Butler)	1921	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Seeing the World (1927)	English pedestrian	1927	-	6.0 (9)

2.	30 Below Zero (1926)	Professor Amos Hopkins	1926	-	-

3.	The Complete Life (1926)		1926	-	-

4.	The Passionate Quest (1926)	Lord 'Reggie' Towers	1926	-	-

5.	Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)	Finn's Rival	1926	-	-

6.	The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)	Percy M. Wellington	1926	-	-

7.	Made for Love (1926)	Freddie Waddams	1926	-	8.5 (6)

8.	Tol'able Romeo (1925)		1925	-	-

9.	Compromise (1925)	Ole	1925	-	-

10.	Satan in Sables (1925)	Victor	1925	-	-

11.	The Royal Four-Flush (1925)		1925	-	-

12.	Wild Papa (1925)	Tewksbury Spat	1925	-	-

13.	Black Hand Blues (1925)		1925	-	-

14.	Excuse My Glove (1925)		1925	-	-

15.	The Fox Hunt (1925)		1925	-	-

16.	Laugh That Off (1925)		1925	-	-

17.	The Rubber-Neck (1924)		1924	-	-

18.	Black Hands (1924)		1924	-	-

19.	Deaf, Dumb and Daffy (1924)		1924	-	-

20.	Hot Stuff (1924)		1924	-	-

21.	Lost Dog (1924)		1924	-	-

22.	South o' the North Pole (1924)		1924	-	-

23.	A Hardboiled Tenderfoot (1924)		1924	-	-

24.	Our Congressman (1924)	Hemingway Abbott IV	1924	-	-
	AKAs: Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA)
25.	Radio Mad (1924)		1924	-	-

26.	Suffering Shakespeare (1924)		1924	-	-

27.	Bottle Babies (1924)		1924	-	-

28.	Hit the High Spots (1924)		1924	-	-

29.	The King of the Wild Horses (1924)		1924	-	6.1 (8)

30.	Hunters Bold (1924)		1924	-	-

31.	Political Pull (1924)		1924	-	-

32.	Help One Another (1924)		1924	-	-

33.	The Darkest Hour (1923)		1923	-	-

34.	The Great Outdoors (1923)		1923	-	-

35.	Roughing It (1923)		1923	-	-

36.	Heavy Seas (1923)		1923	-	-

37.	Call of the Wild (1923)	Hal	1923	-	7.0 (5)

38.	Let's Build (1923)		1923	-	-

39.	Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923)	Lord Henry Seville	1923	-	-

40.	The Self-Made Wife (1923)	Allerdyce	1923	-	-

41.	The Tiger's Claw (1923)	Inspector George Malvin	1923	-	-

42.	My American Wife (1922)	(as F.R. Butler) Horace Beresford	1922	-	-

43.	A Tailor-Made Man (1922)	Theodore Jellicot	1922	-	-
	AKAs: A Tailor Made Man
44.	Beyond the Rocks (1922)	(as F. R. Butler) Lord Wensleydon	1922	-	8.1 (1,079)

45.	The Sheik (1921)	Sir Aubrey Mayo	1921	-	7.7 (1,208)

46.	The Great Moment (1921)	(as F.R. Butler) Eustace	1921	-	-

47.	Behold My Wife (1920)	(as F.R. Butler) Captain Vidal	1920	-	-

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Flying Elephants (1928)	(director: retakes)	1928	-	6.1 (144)

Self View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Variety Girl (1947)	Himself	1947	-	6.4 (100)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage actor. more

Genres:

Comedy | Short | Drama | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Based On Play | New York City more

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