By Vlad Zakh · July 7, 2026
Charles Butterworth brought a deadpan, befuddled comic charm to Hollywood’s golden age and frequently played hapless best friends and bumbling suitors. Love Me Tonight has a Parisian tailor posing as a nobleman, Beauty and the Boss transforms a stern banker’s household, Penthouse draws a defence lawyer into a murder inquiry, and Magnificent Obsession blinds a woman through a playboy’s carelessness. The Mad Genius and Ladies of Leisure round out the list.
01 Betty Furness features in this melodrama about a reckless playboy whose carelessness blinds a woman, inspiring his secret devotion to her recovery.
Directed by John M. Stahl · 1h 52m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
02 Charles Butterworth is in this comedy-mystery about a criminal defence lawyer whose glamorous lifestyle draws him into a dangerous murder investigation.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 28m · Rated NR
Stream: YouTube TV
03 Charles Butterworth features in this comedy about a stern banker's secretary who transforms his household and heart despite his resistance.
Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 05m
04 A Parisian tailor poses as a nobleman to woo a lonely princess at a countryside chateau.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 29m · Rated NR
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05 Charles Butterworth appears in this John Barrymore drama about a crippled puppeteer who builds a brilliant dancer into a star, obsessively controlling every aspect of his life.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 21m · Rated NR
Stream: YouTube TV
06 Charles Butterworth is in this Capra drama about a wealthy young artist who falls for a cynical party girl, defying his disapproving family.
Directed by Frank Capra · 1h 40m
Stream: fuboTV, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix · Rent: Amazon Video
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