Hugo Butler

Hugo Butler

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugo D. Butler (4 May 1914 – 7 January 1968) was a Canadian born screenwriter working in Hollywood who was blacklisted by the film studios in the 1950s. Born in Calgary, Alberta, his father had acted and written scripts in silent films. Hugo Butler worked as a journalist and playwright before moving to Hollywood in 1937 where he wrote the first of his thirty-four screenplays. His work on Edison the Man (1940) led to his nomination (with Dore Schary) for the Best Writing, Original Story Academy Award. In 1940 he married actress Jean Rouverol, later an author and screenwriter. Shortly thereafter Butler's career was interrupted when he served in the United States military during World War II. After being blacklisted, he wrote under various pseudonyms as well as using a fellow member of the Writers Guild of America as a front to submit screenplays to the movie studios on his behalf. He and his wife went to Mexico where he worked on scripts for directors Luis Buñuel and Carlos Velo. He was a handful of blacklisted artists responsible for the Nuevo Cine movement in Mexico, according to Rebeca Shreiber's Cold War Exiles in Mexico. They did not return to the United States on a permanent basis for thirteen years. Hugo Butler suffered from arteriosclerotic brain disease for several years before he died from a heart attack in 1968 in Hollywood, California. In 1997, the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America voted to posthumously give him official credit for scripts he had written. He is survived by Becky Butler, Emily Butler, Mary Butler, Debbie Butler and screenwriter Michael Butler.

  • Title: Hugo Butler
  • Popularity: 3.751
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1914-05-04
  • Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Also Known As: H.B. Addis, Hugo Mozo, Philip Ansell Roll, Philip Ansel Roll
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Hugo Butler Movies

  • 1943
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    Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Prowler

    The Prowler

    6.8 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

    7.2 1951 HD

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  • 1938
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    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    7.1 1938 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Young One

    The Young One

    6.7 1960 HD

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  • 1972
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    Running Scared

    Running Scared

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1962
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    Sodom and Gomorrah

    Sodom and Gomorrah

    5.4 1962 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Big Night

    The Big Night

    6.9 1951 HD

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  • 1940
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    Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

    6.619 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Southerner

    The Southerner

    6.6 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    Big City

    Big City

    7.4 1937 HD

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  • 1954
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    Robinson Crusoe

    Robinson Crusoe

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1940
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    Young Tom Edison

    Young Tom Edison

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    A Yank on the Burma Road

    A Yank on the Burma Road

    4 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    6.471 1939 HD

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  • 1950
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    A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

    6.2 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    Roughshod

    Roughshod

    5.3 1949 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Perfect Game

    The Perfect Game

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    Torero!

    Torero!

    5.1 1957 HD

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  • 1946
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    From This Day Forward

    From This Day Forward

    5.2 1946 HD

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  • 1939
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    Society Lawyer

    Society Lawyer

    5.1 1939 HD

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  • 1962
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    Eva

    Eva

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

    6.1 1968 HD

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  • 1941
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    Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

    7.7 1941 HD

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  • 1956
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    Autumn Leaves

    Autumn Leaves

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1952
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    The First Time

    The First Time

    6.5 1952 HD

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  • 1940
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    Wyoming

    Wyoming

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Face in the Rain

    A Face in the Rain

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1941
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    Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

    6.533 1941 HD

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  • 1950
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    Your Witness

    Your Witness

    5.7 1950 HD

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  • 1946
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    Miss Susie Slagle's

    Miss Susie Slagle's

    10 1946 HD

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  • 1954
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    World for Ransom

    World for Ransom

    5 1954 HD

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