William J. Butler
- Title: William J. Butler
- Popularity: 1.453
- Known For: Acting
- Birthday: 1859-12-30
- Place of Birth: Ireland
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- Also Known As: William Butler, W.J. Butler, W. J. Butler
1 1910 HD
An old colonel is proud as a peacock: his son leads a group of volunteers in the American Civil War. Untill one day his son returns home as a...
1 1911 HD
Harry wants to marry Dolly, a showgirl, but only on the condition that she can win over his disapproving father. The father is so charmed when he...
1 1910 HD
A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.
1 1911 HD
Edith enters a convent after losing her fiancé to someone else. Years later, Edith finds him again, now poverty-stricken, and secretly helps...
1 1911 HD
A crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.
5.6 1909 HD
The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.
1 1912 HD
They are brothers; one is a member of the village fire department, the other the property man at the "Opry House." A traveling dramatic company...
1 1912 HD
Hank Hopkins is a "rube" of the most extreme type, and on the morning of the great Shrine Parade in Los Angeles, he is met by a couple of friends,...
1 1912 HD
A widower and his two daughters live in the wilds of the north woods. They form the acquaintance of two trappers, Bob Cole and Jim Watson, who hunt...
1 1912 HD
As the husband leaves for the lumber regions, his wife gives him a memory message to be opened after his arrival. Attracted by a maid, cherished by...
1 1913 HD
Hard as nails and as strong winded as a gale in March, Red Hicks may have been a bit "chesty," but he was in perfect trim. The town depended on the...
1 1913 HD
The reporter assigned to obtain a copy of the message from the Japanese Government unraveled the mystery of its disappearance in a clever manner....
1 1913 HD
A feud began with a political argument. Then the justice declared if granddad did not pay up he would attach his household goods. Granddad was that...
5.3 1914 HD
A thin gent in formal wear, amid a club or party, reads a book about primitive man after he's ignored by a pretty lady. We see the book enacted:...
1 1913 HD
In the guise of a gardener he came to steal the paper telling the whereabouts of the second will. That was so the nephew might enjoy the inheritance...
1 1913 HD
In this film one is shown the contrast of two fathers. One father refuses to believe his son guiltless, while the other, fully realizing the weakness...
1 1913 HD
On the day of the meeting which should settle the controversy regarding the Panama Canal, the Japanese Embassy commissioned Olga to obtain a copy of...
6 1911 HD
Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who...
1 1916 HD
When a young girl who has grown up as a music hall entertainer is brought to live in a stodgy New England town, the quiet town life is changed...
3.7 1911 HD
Joseph Graybill, learning that his friends have been making a lot of money in the stock market, takes a flyer himself. However, when a drop in the...
5 1914 HD
STRONGHEART (1914) is a Native American Indian drama. Based on a famous play of the time, the film features an all-star cast. Originally five reels,...
5 1910 HD
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals...
7 1912 HD
Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.
5 1910 HD
Two spinsters on their way to church, are accosted by a couple of burly tramps. When Mabel is called to the church meeting with her mother, she sends...
1 1914 HD
A 1914 film drama
1 1913 HD
Rooly, Pooly and Dooly were "picture sandwiches," but hardly shining lights, even in that capacity. Consequently they were "canned" by the...
4.6 1911 HD
A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.
1 1915 HD
A Biograph short drama directed by George Reehm.
5.4 1908 HD
Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.
5 1910 HD
An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to take on the burden of caring for the blind chemist,...
1 1912 HD
The Newlyweds move into their new flat and prepare to entertain their uncle.
5.5 1911 HD
An elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensitive shop foreman lays him off from his job...
5 1911 HD
The manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.
4 1912 HD
An ambitious race driver who is not allowed to compete decides to outwit his competitors.
5 1915 HD
A romantic film in which the good-hearted Charles falls in love with Mary, a girl whom he has employed because she cannot pay her rent. When she...
5 1913 HD
A crime drama in which a police officer does everything possible to help his criminal younger brother.
5.6 1911 HD
A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger...
1 1911 HD
The boy, who is the idol of his widowed mother, returns from college with a collegiate record she is justly proud of. To mark the occasion his...
6.3 1911 HD
A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father...
5.2 1910 HD
During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's...
1 1910 HD
Edith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing by with their sweethearts, lighthearted and happy....
1 1911 HD
Two creative bums invade a high society gathering by pretending to be rich.
1 1910 HD
When young Tom and Adele learn they must wait four years before they can marry, they agree to kill themselves. They reconsider, and then decide to...
4.8 1913 HD
A farmer has saved all his life to pay for his daughter's wedding, but when his brother is fired from his job on the oil rig, the wedding must be...
6.2 1909 HD
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines...
5 1909 HD
A Greek woman marries a struggling sculptor. When he can't support her and their baby, she offers to sell herself as a slave to allow them to buy...
4.2 1912 HD
Hank (Mack Sennett) loses his girl (Mabel Normand) to another guy (Dell Henderson) so he decides to get even with some hot sauce.
4 1912 HD
Alice has two persistent suitors, one rich, one poor. Each buys her an engagement ring; the rich man pays cash, but the poor man must pay on...
1 1911 HD
Hubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is...
1 1911 HD
With her uncle she visits the seashore and goes bathing with a party of her brother's friends. Uncle also takes a dip and is annoyed at the perilous...
1 1912 HD
Harry expected to come in for a portion of his uncle's estate, but didn't figure that he would get his share before his worthy relative's demise. The...
5 1911 HD
Wild Flower follows her banished lover, Gray Fox, into the wilderness. Her departure is witnessed by Silver Fawn, who mistakenly thinks Wild Flower...
4.6 1910 HD
Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a wealthy lord, who proposes marriage and wants to introduce...
5 1910 HD
A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
5 1909 HD
Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them into running off, and celebrates their wedding when...
1 1917 HD
Nell Gordon's father was once a burglar, but he has turned over a new leaf. When he falls ill, however, the burglar's old cronies persuade Nell to...