William J. Butler Movies

  • 1909
    A Trap for Santa Claus

    A Trap for Santa Claus

    A Trap for Santa Claus

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    The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.

    A Trap for Santa Claus
  • 1910
    A Flash of Light

    A Flash of Light

    A Flash of Light

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    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,...

    A Flash of Light
  • 1910
    The Troublesome Baby

    The Troublesome Baby

    The Troublesome Baby

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    Martin is hurriedly called to High Beach to close a big deal with the president of a construction company stopping there.

    The Troublesome Baby
  • 1911
    The Squaw's Love

    The Squaw's Love

    The Squaw's Love

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    Wild Flower follows her banished lover, Gray Fox, into the wilderness. Her departure is witnessed by Silver Fawn, who mistakenly thinks Wild Flower...

    The Squaw's Love
  • 1912
    A String of Pearls

    A String of Pearls

    A String of Pearls

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    A story about a poor young man who falls ill, while his wealthy employer ignores his plight and instead spends lavishly on a pearl necklace for his...

    A String of Pearls
  • 1910
    A Child of the Ghetto

    A Child of the Ghetto

    A Child of the Ghetto

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    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...

    A Child of the Ghetto
  • 1910
    A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

    6.21910HD

    Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the...

    A Child's Impulse
  • 1912
    Tears O’Peggy

    Tears O’Peggy

    Tears O’Peggy

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    A pretty woman's tears are the greatest persuasive argument on the planet earth. A woman's tears will melt the coldest heart, and will make the heart...

    Tears O’Peggy
  • 1911
    The Miser's Heart

    The Miser's Heart

    The Miser's Heart

    61911HD

    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...

    The Miser's Heart
  • 1913
    Almost a Wild Man

    Almost a Wild Man

    Almost a Wild Man

    01913HD

    Rooly, Pooly and Dooly were "picture sandwiches," but hardly shining lights, even in that capacity. Consequently they were "canned" by the...

    Almost a Wild Man
  • 1913
    The Stolen Treaty

    The Stolen Treaty

    The Stolen Treaty

    01913HD

    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...

    The Stolen Treaty
  • 1910
    In the Border States

    In the Border States

    In the Border States

    5.61910HD

    During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property,...

    In the Border States
  • 1912
    A Voice from the Deep

    A Voice from the Deep

    A Voice from the Deep

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    Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.

    A Voice from the Deep
  • 1911
    The Rose of Kentucky

    The Rose of Kentucky

    The Rose of Kentucky

    5.61911HD

    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...

    The Rose of Kentucky
  • 1915
    The Gambler of the West

    The Gambler of the West

    The Gambler of the West

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    A family is attacked by Indians, the father killed and son captured. The widow remarries and her stepdaughter, Mabel, encourages her stepbrother to...

    The Gambler of the West
  • 1910
    That Chink at Golden Gulch

    That Chink at Golden Gulch

    That Chink at Golden Gulch

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    In China, before leaving for America, Charlie Lee promises that he will never dishonour his family by cutting his pigtail. Later, as a laundryman in...

    That Chink at Golden Gulch
  • 1911
    Enoch Arden: Part II

    Enoch Arden: Part II

    Enoch Arden: Part II

    5.61911HD

    Annie remains faithful to her husband, Enoch, even though he's been lost at sea for many years. Finally her grown children convince her to marry...

    Enoch Arden: Part II
  • 1911
    The Making of a Man

    The Making of a Man

    The Making of a Man

    6.51911HD

    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...

    The Making of a Man
  • 1910
    The House with Closed Shutters

    The House with Closed Shutters

    The House with Closed Shutters

    5.21910HD

    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...

    The House with Closed Shutters
  • 1917
    A Girl Like That

    A Girl Like That

    A Girl Like That

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    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...

    A Girl Like That