Kathleen Butler was a British
screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
who worked on the scripts of over 40 films. She also worked as
assistant director
The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...
on four films. Butler was part of a group of women given increasing control over the writing of scripts in British cinema of the time, writing ''
The Temptress'' (1949) alone.
[Harper p.177] She worked for much of her career for the production company
Butcher's Film Service.
Selected filmography
Screenwriter
* ''
The Right Age to Marry
''The Right Age to Marry'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Frank Pettingell, Joyce Bland and Tom Helmore. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.285
Plot
Lomas, a wealthy northern co ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Old Faithful
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'' (1935)
* ''
The Happy Family'' (1936)
* ''
A Touch of the Moon'' (1936)
* ''
The Heirloom Mystery'' (1936)
* ''
Nothing Like Publicity'' (1936)
* ''
A Wife or Two'' (1936)
* ''
The Shadow of Mike Emerald'' (1936)
* ''
Twice Branded'' (1936)
* ''
Not So Dusty'' (1936)
* ''
Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith'' (1937)
* ''
Why Pick on Me?'' (1937)
* ''
Busman's Holiday'' (1937)
* ''
His Lordship Regrets'' (1938)
* ''
Darts Are Trumps
''Darts Are Trumps'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Eliot Makeham, Nancy O'Neil and Ian Colin. A darts player manages to thwart a jewel thief.
It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for re ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Weddings Are Wonderful'' (1938)
* ''
Miracles Do Happen'' (1939)
* ''
Garrison Follies'' (1940)
* ''
Facing the Music'' (1941)
* ''
Sheepdog of the Hills'' (1941)
* ''
Front Line Kids'' (1942)
* ''
Gert and Daisy's Weekend'' (1942)
* ''
Gert and Daisy Clean Up
''Gert and Daisy Clean Up'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Iris Vandeleur. It was written by Kathleen Butler (screenwriter), Kathleen Butler and H. F. Maltby, with additional d ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Rose of Tralee'' (1942)
* ''
Variety Jubilee'' (1943)
* ''
I'll Walk Beside You'' (1943)
* ''
My Ain Folk'' (1945)
* ''
For You Alone'' (1945)
* ''
Calling Paul Temple'' (1948)
* ''
The Story of Shirley Yorke'' (1948)
* ''
The Temptress'' (1949)
References
Bibliography
* Harper, Sue. ''Women in British Cinema: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
External links
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Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
British women screenwriters
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