Writer

Hugo Butler

1914 – 1968
Active years (films on this site)
1945–1962
Genres
DramaAdventureWesternFilm-NoirThriller
Schools and movements
Classical HollywoodLatin American CinemaSpanish CinemaSurrealism and the Avant-Garde

Directors worked with

Luis Buñuel2 filmsJean Renoir1 filmJoseph Losey1 filmRobert Aldrich1 film

Biography

Hugo Dansey Butler was a Canadian-American screenwriter. He was a victim of the Hollywood blacklist during the 1950s, and subsequently worked in Mexico and Europe under a variety of pseudonyms, notably in collaboration with directors Luis Buñuel, Joseph Losey and Robert Aldrich. He had previously been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Edison the Man (1940).

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5 films on this site

  1. The Southerner 1945 · Jean Renoir · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
  2. The Prowler 1951 · Joseph Losey · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
  3. Robinson Crusoe 1955 · Luis Buñuel · IMDb 6.6 · Writer
  4. The Young One 1960 · Luis Buñuel · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
  5. Sodom and Gomorrah 1962 · Robert Aldrich · IMDb 5.7 · Writer